Wiping data from a hard drive.

[Basil Chupin]

On 26/08/2010 01:30, Kent Borg wrote:
> A note on prevention: if you do an install that is encrypted (even
> encrypted swap) then disposal is much less worrisome. If you trust the
> encryption, destroying the key is all you will need to do. Unless the
> data is extraordinarily sensitive, return for warranty replacement with
> no worry.
>
> If you want to be paranoid and also physically damage the drive, even
> poor encryption will make you more secure: if the recovery folks can't
> recognize sensible fragments it is going to make their job more difficult.
>
>
> -kb
>    

Now THIS is a good idea!

When I install I am asked if I want to encrypt the partition(s) and I 
always respond with NO because a few years ago I decided to encrypt a 
partition in XP, then something went wrong and I couldn't get at the 
data for all the coke in Colombia (better than saying "for all the tea 
in China" which is now oh ever so 60s :-) ).

While it is now too late but I will take this approach the next time I 
do a clean install (or can I do the encryption on the current system? - 
must look it up.)

Thanks for this idea!

BC


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