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Re:Amazon Echo Dot does not wipe personal content after fact... by neoncontrails on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:34PM (#27946201)
A coworker once insisted on fondling discarded drives with extremely strong magnets, then taking a power sander to the magnetized part. I wasn't sure if this was overkill or not. Is there any wisdom in this?
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Re:Amazon Echo Dot does not wipe personal content after fact... by dylan604 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @11:21PM (#27946428)
Sounds like someone needing a reason to use a power sander
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Re:Amazon Echo Dot does not wipe personal content after fact... by sizzle on Sunday July 25, 2021 @10:55AM (#27949581)
Yup exactly why I needed to buy my Milwaukee right angle die grinder… ask my wife ;)
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Re:Amazon Echo Dot does not wipe personal content after fact... by WaxProlix on Sunday July 25, 2021 @01:35AM (#27946962)
When I worked for the UC Observatories we physically destroyed most retired drives, just in case of sensitive information. Some personal machines' drives were excepted but there was a good deal of hammering.
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Re:Amazon Echo Dot does not wipe personal content after fact... by sundvor on Saturday July 24, 2021 @11:26PM (#27946443)
Well if they wanted to be 100% certain nothing could be recovered, then that is a very good way to make sure.
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