Linux

Full disk encryption on everything. My Servers, PCs etc. Gives me peace of mind that my data is safe even when the device is no longer in my control.

No. I break my system occasionally and then it's a hassle.

I have no significant private data on my disks. They can be wiped whether encrypted or not if they're stolen. And I like that in theory if my pc explodes I can recover the data with only the drive.

I don’t really see the point. If someone’s trying to access my data it’s most likely to be from kind of remote exploit so encryption won’t help me. If someone’s breaks into my house and steals my computer I doubt they’ll be clever enough to do anything with it. I guess there’s the chance that they might sell it online and it gets grabbed by someone who might do something, but most of my important stuff is protected with two factor authentication. It’s getting pretty far fetched that someone might be able to crack all my passwords and access things that way.

It’s far more likely that it’s me trying to recover data and I’ve forgotten my password for the drive.

I encrypt everything, with unique complex passwords, that I have a safe mnemonic system for remembering and retrieving.

I do, laptops and workstations.

It's just too easy not to, and there's almost no downsides to it. (I only need to reboot, once a month or two.)

Well, unless you consider the possibility of forgetting the password a downside, so for that reason I keep the password in a password manager.

In case my laptop was stolen, there would quite a couple fewer things to worry about. Especially things like client's data which could be under NDA's, etc...

are you guys using the bios ssd encryption option or a software solution?

Yes. Encrypting your entire hard drive has basically been a tickbox in the Fedora installer for a long time now. No reason why I wouldn't do it. It's, easy, doesn't give me any problems and improves my devices security with defence-in-depth. No brainer.

I encrypt everything that leaves my house since it could be easily lost or stolen, but it is rather inconvenient.

If someone breaks into my house, I've got bigger problems than someone getting their hands on my media collection. I think it would be more likely for me to mess something up and loose access to my data than for someone to steal it.

My laptops are encrypted in case they get stolen or someone gets access to them at uni.

I don't https://xkcd.com/538/

I'm convinced the chances of me losing access to the data are higher than encryption protecting it from a bad actor.

Let's be real, full disk encryption won't protect a running system and if someone has physical access and really wants it, encryption won't protect you from the $5 wrench either.

I do encrypt my phone data though, as someone running away with my phone is more realistic.

Its that simple.

I can expand my own creativity and store every thought and creative Art, without anybody being able to find out after my death or while someone raids me.

Maybe I stored an opinion against some president, and maybe the government changed its working, which allows police to raid someone for little suspection.

You never know if you ever have something to hide. While things are okay now and today, it might be highly illegal tomorrow.

Those are ideas. But generally its only about the feeling of privacy.

I don't wanna risk losing anything on the drive thats important .

laptop yeah

desktop nah

I encrypt all my drives. Me and the people I know get occasionally raided by the police. Plus I guess also provides protection for nosy civilians who get their hands on my devices. Unlike most security measures, there is hardly any downside to encrypting your drives—a minor performance hit, not noticeable on modern hardware, and having to type in a password upon boot, which you normally have to do anyway.

My Laptop and Phone have encrypted drives, my Desktop doesn't.

I use encryption on laptops, because they can be stolen in the train, bus, etc. On work desktop, I do so as well, because there are many people around. However, on everything that stay at home, I prefer not to use it to simplifiy things and get more performance.