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"Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can-get-behind-that dept.

Will Do This For Free writes "BBC News has a story about the only fireproof way of safeguarding your personal information when dumping your old computer: 'It sounds extreme, but the only way to be 100% safe is to smash your hard drive into smithereens. [...] The more thoroughly the better.' This sounds like so much fun that I almost feel like doing it right now. Let me press Submit Story first."

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  1. Article or Ontrack Promotional Video? by AngryNick · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There was nothing of substance in the video. The guy smashed his drive, Ontrack said it was smashed and couldn't be recovered...but then went on to say, "But we are really good at restoring water damaged drives!"

    The whole discussion is made pointless when Ontrack says, "Oh, we can't restore a zero'd drives either."