Subj : Re: Am I the only one dum
To   : Rixter
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sun May 04 2025 08:21:00

-=> Rixter wrote to knightwise <=-

 > One of the things I find frightening whenever I "secretly adopt some digital
 > puppy's from the recycling-pound" is that you sometimes get very very
 > personal insights into peoples lives. These things are often packed with
 > haddrives filled to the brim with information that could lead to identity
 > theft. I used to snoop around on some of those drives, but recently i've
 > started to yank them out right away and secure-erase them. I don't even
wanna
 > know what is on there. Passwords, personal documents, scan of their social
 > security number, personal foto's, working email accounts ... (not to mention
 > data from third parties).. Gives me the shivers.

Yeah - when I work on stuff for people, or myself, if it's 'trash'
(e-cycle bound) I will dismantle the hard drive and break the 
platters. Maybe I should get in the habit of secure wipe instead
and keep those for short term backups? 

 Ri> That is a good point about either wiping or destroying a hard drive
 Ri> before discarding a personal computer. I have always pulled the hard
 Ri> drive and saved it when discarding dead pcs. If I cannot fix it that
 Ri> is. I have a hard drive reader to look at drives of any type. If the
 Ri> sectors are good I will use it or back it up on the replacement pc.
 Ri> Then destroy it if all else fails. I have files and data going back to
 Ri> 1986... I am regular with my backup policy. Thank you for a good post.
 Ri> Rixter



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