[clug] Re: More (almost free) stuff. - 3.5" WD 200GB IDE - $10

[Hal Ashburner]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Steve McInerney <steve at stedee.id.au> wrote:

> on 25/08/08 18:37 Alex Satrapa said the following:
> ...
> stuff about wiping drives removed
> ...
> > But enough of that essay. The short version of Peter's essay is: 'for
> > modern drives, write something that is not the data that was originally
> > there.'
>
>
> The short version, is that if the data that the disk has held is worth more
> to
> you than the cost of the drive? Physically destroy the platters & drive.
>
> Anything else is the worst form of guess work. More akin, IMNSHO, to
> Russian
> Roulette. Especially if said disk is to be physically transferred to
> another's... tender loving care.


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