Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
Deniability is basically useless as the decision matrix always says to use it and thus whoever is trying to get the information will always assume it's in use.
Depends on who is trying to get the information.
If we're talking intelligence services, sure.
If we're talking about guys who are gonna break your kneecaps, then well, if they're smart enough to know about encrypted sub-volumes.
If we're talking about going through the courts, or through customs, it is very easy to tell that a disk (or a volume) is encrypted and they can compel you through legal means to give up a password. It is much harder to prove that there is a separately encrypted sub-volume, and as long as many people don't use that feature (and many don't) they have to be open to the legitimate possibility that no such sub-volume exists.
Creating an empty one is also a good way to f___ with people who might otherwise be snooping.