[PLUG] Disk Wipe on Linux

Mark lemming at quirkyqatz.com
Fri Apr 22 03:19:33 UTC 2005


Rich Shepard wrote:
>   So, recovery of data on hard drives that have been scrubbed many times is
> to be expected. And your attitude about your hard drives is paralled by my
> attitude about shredding all paper with my name and any account number. 
> I use
> my faithful ol' Bostich 1/4" shredder and haven't splurged for the 1/8"
> cross-cutting shredder. If someone wants that data he's going to have to 
> work
> hard for it, but with scanners and computers even the small pieces can be
> reassembled.

Good points Rich. Though I don't have a cross-cut, I tend to throw my 
shreddings in with the kitty litter waste, so they get a little extra 
material gain. ;)



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