On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 02:30 PM, Obi-Wan wrote: >> There was just a issue raised on the local TV station last week about >> this >> very topic, concerning Government HD's that were going to surplus >> sales and >> the safety of information that was previously on the drives. >> >> The conclusion of the story was that in order to be completely safe, >> the >> drive has to be destroyed physically and that no program will give you >> complete security from someone that really wants your information. > > Well put Tom. >
You poor deluded souls... The drives are not physically destroyed because there is no other way to effectively clear the data. The drives are destroyed because you don't need a certified technical guru to verify the data's destruction. A clerk can do it reliably. If I'm tasked to wipe 1000 drives of sensitive data and I lose track somewhere in the middle of the process, some critical or sensitive data might be overlooked. There is a much smaller chance of my not getting the job done if all I've got to do is make sure 1000 drives go into a shredder. Then I can verify by making sure the bin is empty. If I don't see any whole drives there, I (and anybody who wants to verify my work) can see that the job has been accomplished. John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. San Antonio, Texas -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
