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Re: Disk wiping -- An alternate approach?
From: Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:04:19 -0500
If the police or spies look for determined words or sentences (presumed not encryptered), at an unknown point on an unknown layer of the disk, it will be much easier for them to find it if the rest was random data (or video or whatever) than if it was random text that can have a meaning when looking with a program, but not in front of a Court.
You're forgetting that most such work is either done by salaried government employees or contractors paid by the hour .. neither of which care how long it takes. Cheers, Michael Holstein Cleveland State University _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: Disk wiping -- An alternate approach? T Biehn (Jan 26)
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- Re: Disk wiping -- An alternate approach? Christian Sciberras (Jan 26)
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- Re: Disk wiping -- An alternate approach? Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 26)
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