Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/23

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Subject: [Leica] Program to erase a HDD
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:01:43 -0600
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Please don't tell me I am compromised with the sledgehammer/.44 magnum 
approach, else I will have to find a higher level.

Ken

On 11/23/2011 6:53 PM, Spencer Cheng wrote:
> There should be disk erase program on Windows which will zero out every 
> byte on the HDD. Mac OS X built-in disk utility can erase every bit. Runs 
> pretty slowly on larger disks.
>
> Unless you have some data which one of the TLA (NSA, GCHQ, CSE,..) 
> agencies really want, something like the above should be good enough. :) 
> If the TLA's wants your data, nothing you can do will prevent them from 
> getting a copy.
>
> Regards,
> Spencer
>
>
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