[GRLUG] Data wiping / recovery / paranoia

[Jorge La]

^at least you have this email to prove that you're not guilty

LOL

On 9/15/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
>
>  A software disk wipe can be very effective.
> I wipe all retired drives at my shop, and that's good enough.
> BUT, effectiveness of data disposal not only depends on the technical
> details of recovery, but also on the existence of the media used. A wiped
> drive is a target for recovery. A destroyed drive is, well, gone.
> It all depends on how important it is to you that the data is gone for
> good.
> Although I don't recall the details, I remember reading recently of
> someone arrested for wiping a drive. I suppose the existence of a wiped
> drive is now proof of destruction of evidence and incriminating in itself.
> That's disturbing enough to me that I don't want evidence of evidence. So
> to speak.
> Suppose I upgrade my 40GB HDD for a shiny new 100GB 7200rpm beauty; I wipe
> my old HDD to ensure my SSN, bank records, passwords, etc are gone. Then I'm
> accused or implicated in torrenting movies, kiddie porn, terrorist activity,
> or whatever, and I'm sitting here with an obviously wiped drive?
> I'm not really that paranoid, but I don't think it's a stretch either.
> BL
>
>
> Jorge La wrote:
>
> It's funny when you see dumb criminals. I was watching some TV show, and
> this guy was trying to get ride of data on a floppy. Instead of burning it,
> or even swiping it w/ a magnet, the guy ripped it apart.
>
> :-/
>
> he aparently didn't know that the FBI has something called glue. LOL.
>
> their's this linux command that writes over a drive w/ random number, and
> then zeros. (i cant think of the name of the command :-/). woun't that solve
> the prob then? cuz if every bit gets turned into a 0, u cant recover
> anything :)
>
> On 9/14/06, Kyle Smith <kylewesleysmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 9/14/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Aside from the entertainment factor, I fail to understand why people
> > insist
> > > on destroying the HDD assembly.
> > >  It's fairly simple to remove the platters, and they can be dealt with
> > much
> > > more effectively outside the enclosure.
> > >  Personally, I would use a degausser (because my shop has one) but a
> > regular
> > > home bench grinder should do the trick also.
> > >  Or, if you like to recycle, the platters are pure aluminum last I
> > knew.
> > > http://www.instructables.com/id/EC1S0WGQ8FEQHO8ZNQ/?ALLSTEPS
> > >
> > >  BL
> >
> > There is no reason other than entertainment.
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