If you’re serious about the security of your data, it’s not a bad idea to encrypt your hard drive. For the cost of an extra password-entry on startup, you’ll be assured that no-one can get ahold of your data even if they steal your device. There are facilities for doing full disk encryption on both Windows and Linux. For a couple of years now, the Ubuntu install wizard has provided the option of encrypting your install with the check of a box. Easy and hassle-free. ...
