Subj : Re: Am I the only one dumpster diving ?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : knightwise
Date : Thu Jan 16 2025 20:59:53

Forgive me, i'm pretty new to BBS'ing and am still finding out how properly reply to messages and post new ones. 

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. 

Do you keep all your digital finds or ?  .... I find a lot of fun in restoring them, playing around with them a little but then i mostly give them away to charity or to kids who have a hard time getting access to computers. 

Knightwise
Host of the knightwise.com podcast
www.knightwise.com

.... "The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist." –Unkno

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