Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Data on a HDD is there and recoverable by the knowledgeable ( and not necessarily honest) man. No, delete does nothing to the data, it just erases the file pointers. Got last years' ( or 10 years ago) tax data on it? Someone can recover that data ( including the social security number, your employee number, maybe even your bank account numbers) to use in nefarious ways. To wipe the disk really clean takes special SW. A hammer is easier and faster, and works remarkably well. Uses less electricity as well. It is also remarkably permanent. Just because Doug takes a hammer to his drive, does not mean that the parts can not be recycled at that point....After all, all the parts are still there. In our community in California, electronic waste is collected at special locations, and recycled appropriately. About twice yearly. I have 2 computers that will go out in about a month. They send them to India and China where poor people are paid pennies to remove IC chips for the gold wire. They sit over vats of caustic acids, breathing in noxious fumes, for hours daily. The metals are recycled. The health of the lives involved are ruined.. Recycling Is not all it is cracked up to be...... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of philippe.amard Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:42 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash Le 10 juin 11 ? 02:45, Ken Carney a ?crit : > So now we also use the sledge hammer - it just feels right, plus no > ammo cost. > > Ken > > The question remains, why? And why not recycle? Ph _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information