> which is technically accurate but FileVault is opt-in

It's been on by default since around circa 2013.

Also, Filevault is on top of the encryption provided by secure enclave

> many people disable it during setup without understanding what it does

Citation required. Most people don't disable things on their computer when they "don't understand what it does."

> myself included when I got my MacBook in 2020

That's an anecdote, not evidence of a trend in a population.

> Tahoe 26.3 (It might have been patched before, I didn't check) appears to have silently patched both issues.

Gotta love a clickbait title designed to make people panic....about a minor fixed two months ago

> It's been on by default since around circa 2013

Wrong. It's not on by default.

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