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A comment on Overwriting Hard Drive Data: The Great Wiping Controversy (2008) [pdf]. Parent comment
I don't think anyone ever won it.
Yes, it seems that it is theoretically possible to recover a drive that has been zeroed, but it seems that, practically, no one will bother.
Of course, SSDs are a complete other kettle of fish.
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I don't think anyone ever won it.
Yes, it seems that it is theoretically possible to recover a drive that has been zeroed, but it seems that, practically, no one will bother.
Of course, SSDs are a complete other kettle of fish.