On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 3:33 PM Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote: > > Anders Andersson (12020-06-10): > > Except wiping a disk is trivial. Just start the job and come back > > later to a clean disk. It's not like you have to wipe it by hand. I do > > it routinely before I put a disk to use that's going to be used for a > > couple of years. > > There is no "except" about: define your threat model; if it requires > wiping, wipe. If it does not, wiping is just a waste of time, little or > lots, still a waste. And it is a waste of power too. > > There are many things that are trivial to do with a hard drive and could > benefit security in far-fetched scenarios. Did you wipe the possible > traces of cocaine? Did you weight it to check it matches the specs? Did > you take pictures of all angles? All these and many others are trivial. > Why one but not the others?
Because the police raiding my house for dealing drugs is not a realistic threat. Looking at my drives for running Tor could be.
