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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by mikepurvis on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:30PM (#35062204)
Doesn't look like Filevault has a duress option— otherwise it'd be pretty nice to have a separate password that boots you to a dummy partition showing a fresh desktop install with apparently nothing on it. For bonus points, you could have the dummy OS kernel-patched so that it doesn't even show the other partitions as existing, and just pretends it's occupying the whole disk with mostly empty space.

"That computer? Oh yeah, I just picked it up, officer; was going to start configuring it when when I arrive at my destination."

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by actionfromafar on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:35PM (#35062262)
Rookie mistake. It should have a shitload of random stuff on it, recently updated, including something mildly embarrasing¹ on it.

1: it depends on the person what that is, but it should be believable, "in character" so to speak.

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by desro on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @10:02PM (#35064669)
When both FileVault and Guest account is enabled, logging into the guest account boots you you into a basically Safari-only sandbox.

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-guest-user-s...

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by Someone on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @06:07AM (#35067589)
> "That computer? Oh yeah, I just picked it up, officer; was going to start configuring it when when I arrive at my destination."

That can get you into trouble with customs when the device looks new.

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