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> users probably have the reasonable expectation that if their laptop is stolen

Yes, there is a significant difference between compromising a device with physical access and stealing the device. Disk encryption for example is very effective against the latter, but useless against the former. Having devices stolen is also far more common than targeted physical attacks.




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