On 2014-01-26, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"jon_banquer" wrote in message
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Here is why you're a ****ing moron if you think smashing your hard
drive is a good answer to protecting your data from someone determined
enough to read it.

You're also a ****ing moron if you believe iggy is some kind a
computer expert.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...drive-14877558

"Yes, physically destroying a hard drive renders your device and the
data on it unusable. But with enough motivation and the right
equipment?and the F.B.I. has both?some of your data can be recovered.
Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist of security firm DKH, says 100 percent
physical data destruction is nearly impossible. The only method that
comes close is overwriting the disk.
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with acetylene.



Actually, this article from Nov. 2013 says that his hard drive
contents have not been recovered.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4339399.html
http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.c...ses-challenge/

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