Re: [LINUX_Newbies]

Thanks to all the disks are wiped. Some of these techniques take time....
lots of time.

Roy

2009/11/30 dbneeley <dbneeley@gmail.com>

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> If that were adequate, the government standard would not call for
> overwriting every sector multiple times.
>
> A single overwrite is not sufficient against sophisticated techniques.
> Multiple overwrites, using multiple characters, is required to be completely
> sure.
>
> I was in a warehouse owned by a disk drive manufacturer many years ago when
> they got back the drives the government had leased---completely disassembled
> and the disks from many drives scattered, making physical reconstruction of
> indivdividual drives practically impossible. That was after having wiped
> them with secure erasure techniques involving seven separate overwrites.
>
> David
>
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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Mr.Jagadeesh Malakannavar" <mn_jagadeesh@...> wrote:
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> > using dd fill your harddrive with 0. That could be one of the best way I
> think.
> >
> > Thanks
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> > ________________________________
> > From: Glenn Sheppard <glenn596658@...>
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> > To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sun, November 29, 2009 9:07:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies]
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> > --- On Fri, 11/27/09, Roy <linuxcanuck@ gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Roy <linuxcanuck@ gmail.com>
> > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies]
> > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com
> > Received: Friday, November 27, 2009, 5:27 AM
> >
> >
> >
> > I have some old hard drives to get rid of but first want to wipe them
> >
> > clean. I keep on hearing reports of them ending up in Africa where data
> >
> > mining and identity theft is occurring. What is the best way to go about
> >
> > this with Linux?
> >
> > Roy
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> > Since I have heard so many horror stories about old hard drives and
> personal data I "wipe" all my old hard drives by taking them to my workshop
> and wiping them with a hammer and then throwing them in the trash! I
> purchased a used hard drive from a computer second hand store once and it
> wasn't even formatted! I installed it and all the previous users programs
> and data were still there for anyone to see. I immediately reformatted the
> drive and installed my OS (PCLinuxOS) but personally I will not let any
> drive that I have used be resold. It's not worth risking your hard earned
> money and your credit rating for a few dollars.
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