Re: Physically destroying hard drive data
- From: Arno Wagner <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 16 Jul 2005 11:09:01 GMT
Previously Odie Ferrous <odie_ferrous@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> control_z@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> I have a bunch of old obsolete hard drives with somewhat sensitive
>> information on them I want to physically destroy and put in the
>> landfill.
>>
>> Would shooting a couple .30 cal bullets through the hard drives
>> (being sure to penetrate the platters rather than just the outside
>> edges) prevent black hat hackers from recovering the data? I'd imagine
>> some 3-letter government agency could recover some of the data by
>> working on the holy platters, but I'm not worried about that, just
>> about CC numbers and stuff.
> Just strip the drive and smash the platters with a heavy hammer.
> Then dissolve the platters in acid.
> I hate to admit it, but even I could not recover these.
So you could recover if the acid is left out? ;-)=)
Arno
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