My Asahi M2 MacBook was stolen. It didn't have encryption
I am going through a hellish experience after leaving my bag in a Glasgow park. My Macbook Pro was inside it and powered off, but the thief who found it has managed to get access to my files and is trying to blackmail me for money to get my data back after they found my email address in the files they have been raking through.
It turns out that even when you have encryption on your MacOS, installing Asahi linux does not actually encrypt the partition it creates.
This is just a word of warning for anyone using Asahi linux, that you shouldn't assume your data to also be encrypted. If your home is burgled, then you can assume all your data is in the hands of the burglar.
Thieves these days certainly know the value of personal data.
Sorry this happened to you. It is indeed correct that the Asahi installer does not support encryption, see https://github.com/AsahiLinux/asahi-installer/issues/137
It can be done, but it's not straightforward: https://davidalger.com/posts/fedora-asahi-remix-on-apple-sil...
Thank you, I did discover the 2nd link tutorial for setting up encryption but of course it's too late now for me (and to be honest, I wouldn't feel comfortable following that tutorial as it looks a very difficult and I wouldn't trust myself not to mess something up).
Asahi should fix that really as not encryption is kind of a basic necessity these days. If the thief is in contact, there is more than a 0% change they can be found I guess?