How on earth can an operating system protect your hard disk from magnetic fields? The only thing that can protect the disk surface from a low-frequency magnetic field is a very thick layer of high-permeability material (such as iron).
** This bug is no longer flagged as a security vulnerability ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- Accidental use of close by magnets may erase hard disks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380738 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs