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Memories of a Media Card

Posted by kdawson on from the embarassing-moments dept.

twistedmoney99 writes "Anyone who has upgraded their digital camera probably has a few older, incompatible media cards lying around — so why not post them on Ebay? Well, if you do, be sure to properly wipe them because the digital voyeurs are watching. Seth Fogie at InformIT.com purchased a bunch of used cards from Ebay and found recoverable data on most of them. Using the freely available PhotoRec application, he was able to extract pictures, movies, and more from apparently formatted cards. The picture is clear — wipe anything that can store digital data before getting rid of it."

13 of 266 comments (clear)

  1. I don't even bother to erase mine. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It adds to the value on auction sites. A lot of people are willing to pay a fortune to see images of my dick.

    1. Re:I don't even bother to erase mine. by DaveM753 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You should try using a zoom lens.

      (Just kidding!)

    2. Re:I don't even bother to erase mine. by baldass_newbie · · Score: 5, Funny

      If it were small, he'd want a macro lens.

      You seem to speak from experience...

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    3. Re:I don't even bother to erase mine. by Stephen+Tennant · · Score: 3, Funny
      Even better is, tucked in with dull vacation and random photos, a blurry close up of your balls, which invariably requires closer scrutiny, a "What's that?" from the viewer, and, finally - Huzzah! - rapid recoil and disgust!

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  2. My dead hard drive... by DaveM753 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a 4-month-old 250gb hard drive die of heatstroke within a fanless drive enclosure. The drive had, shall we say, material of an "educational" nature. (ahem)

    Anyway, I didn't want to release said material to the general public at [insert HD manufacturer here], so I abandoned any warranty recovery and just physically destroyed the drive. So much for that $100.

    1. Re:My dead hard drive... by noidentity · · Score: 3, Funny

      That, my friend, is why you should keep a backup of your "data"! Then if the original drive goes bad, you still have a copy of the data to destroy if neessary.

  3. Re:speaking of wiping data by Sylver+Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it's data you care about someone else getting a hold of, I would recommend using Thermite. It's a wonderful, all purpose, cleanser of just about everything.

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  4. Re:speaking of wiping data by phalse+phace · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What are the best methods for removing almost any record of data?"

    Have Chuck Norris give it a roundhouse kick.

  5. Re:dd /dev/random by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bols, I don't get it: are you actually saying there's NOT ENOUGH randomness out there?

    Here, have some of mine: ldjaofp9 bpm ]ak e]-07

  6. Re:Been there, done that... by tylernt · · Score: 3, Funny
    Please Post pix. Thanks in Advance.
    Yes, I'd love to see thermite destroy a hard drive.
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    DRM 'manages access' in the same way that a prison 'manages freedom'
  7. Call me a packrat. by Perseid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd just keep the damn thing. You know that as soon as you sell it you'll have a desperate need for it. That's just how the world works.

  8. Re:same old story by blantonl · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahh.. Hard disks - With all the above posts, I thought you said hard dicks for a second there.

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  9. Re:Memory effect by Hawke666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    For top-level classification their specification to ensure data destruction remains to this day in the belly of an incinerator.

    Wow, even the specification is so secret that it was destroyed immediately? That's f'n hardcore!
    One question, though: how do they know how to destroy data properly, if the specification's been destroyed?