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Single Drive Wipe Protects Data

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the two-wipes-are-better-than-one dept.

ALF-nl writes "A forensics expert claims that wiping your hard drives with just one pass already makes it next to impossible to recover the data with an electron microscope." But that's not accounting for the super secret machines that the government has, man.

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  1. Re:Why are we still discussing this?! by Smurf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sadly, it's best just to physically destroy the drive after use. I suggest a two-year old child just after its nap ought to do the trick.

    I dismantle mine and make those cool clocks out of them for xmas gifts. [...]

    Wait, you regularly dismantle your two-year old children? That's disgusting!