Re: "Hard drive destruction 'crucial'" (BBC)

["Nipper, Johnny R." <Nipperj () uncw edu>]

Time and latent data maybe?




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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul M. Moriarty
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:01 PM
To: Paul Vixie
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] "Hard drive destruction 'crucial'" (BBC)

Why not just encrypt the whole thing before chucking it?

Paul Vixie wrote:
> The only way to stop fraudsters stealing information from old computer hard
> drives is by destroying them completely, a study has found.
>
> ...
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7816446.stm
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