<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>If you are deeply concerned with your data being compromised both use DBAN and destroy the hard drive. -Kyle Cotton <div>> To: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 19:40:52 -0600 > Subject: Re: sanitizing disc > From: garry@gdconn.com > > > > >> On 4 February 2014 21:41, Karl Auer <kauer@biplane.com.au> wrote: > >> I'm not missing your point, I'm disagreeing. > > > > :-) > > > >> BUT: If people are *especially* concerned, then they can and should > >> destroy the drive. > > > > This is the part where *I* strongly disagree with *you*, I guess. > > > >> Recovery of data from a drive that someone has deliberately smashed (and > >> certainly from a drive that someone has shredded) is for all practical > >> purposes impossible. > > > > No, it not impossible, it is perfectly doable, merely very hard. > > > >> If it is possible at all it will require > >> specialised services, will cost a lot of money and take a lot of time. > > > > Yes. But the point is, smash it to bits, the data definitely *can* be > > recovered and the drive definitely can't be reused. DBAN it, the data > > definitely can't be recovered and the drive definitely can be reused. > > > > No contest. > > > >> These are the technical matters. Charity comes second. > > > > I think you're wrong. > > > >> And you may recall that I a) was the first to recommend shred and b) > >> warned against the use of controller commands by amateurs. > > > > A fair point. > > Okay at this point the quality of this discussion has completely degraded. Enough info has been provided to allow a user enough detail to make a conscious choice in terms of which direction to go with a drive. Anything further from this point should be discussed directly with each other. Why wreck this thread with a debate. There's a wealth of information prior to this point. Just agree to disagree. > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </div> </div></body> </html>