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zippy
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2007-01-04, 15:18

Windows doesn't have a good "secure" disk eraser. There are lots of stories out there about people getting private data off of old computers that have been sold, donated, etc.. I imagine that the vast majority of these were not even re-formatted, but even those that are still risk giving up data to people who really know what they are doing. I'm not sure what the *real* risk is. News articles tend to be too sensational/reactionary, leaving people with the impression that it's a bigger problem than I think it is.

I use a 3rd party utility called dBan which is pretty easy to find with a simple Google Search. But, it would be an easy thing for Microsoft to include in Windows - like what Kickaha detailed in OS X.

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