<s>
Instant-off	B-Device
is	O
a	O
feature	O
found	O
in	O
modern	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
predominantly	O
included	O
in	O
premium	O
,	O
high-end	O
models	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant-off	B-Device
enables	O
users	O
of	O
such	O
devices	O
to	O
immediately	O
power	O
down	O
their	O
hardware	O
without	O
enduring	O
the	O
long	O
and	O
often	O
arduous	O
waiting	O
process	O
typically	O
associated	O
with	O
laptops	B-Device
that	O
are	O
not	O
Instant-off	B-Device
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
benefits	O
of	O
Instant-off	B-Device
are	O
primarily	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
company	O
policy	O
at	O
most	O
Fortune	O
500	O
corporations	O
that	O
the	O
CEO	O
and	O
other	O
high	O
ranking	O
corporate	O
officers	O
use	O
only	O
laptops	B-Device
that	O
are	O
Instant-off	B-Device
enabled	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
commercially	O
sensitive	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
someone	O
attempts	O
to	O
observe	O
the	O
screen	O
over	O
the	O
shoulder	O
of	O
the	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant-off	B-Device
is	O
usually	O
implemented	O
in	O
devices	O
following	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
trigger	O
for	O
the	O
Instant-off	B-Device
process	O
will	O
normally	O
be	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
location	O
without	O
any	O
distinguishing	O
features	O
to	O
alert	O
other	O
users	O
to	O
its	O
presence	O
;	O
the	O
archetypal	O
location	O
for	O
the	O
trigger	O
being	O
the	O
power	O
cord	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
said	O
power	O
cord	O
activating	O
the	O
Instant-off	B-Device
process	O
and	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
complete	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
within	O
1.5	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
locating	O
the	O
trigger	O
in	O
such	O
an	O
easily	O
accessible	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
does	O
lead	O
to	O
occasional	O
accidental	O
activations	O
,	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
hiding	O
the	O
feature	O
in	O
plain	O
sight	O
-	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
activated	O
within	O
seconds	O
of	O
the	O
alarm	O
being	O
raised	O
-	O
are	O
generally	O
thought	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
compensate	O
for	O
this	O
one	O
perceived	O
drawback	O
.	O
</s>
