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Tryst

@nixCraft I worked with a piece of military kit many years ago that didn't have a built-in secure erase (or zeroise, as we used to call it). Instead, there was a red sticker on the back of it and users were instructed to apply the muzzle of a pistol to the red dot and fire one round directly through the flash chip.

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ScoldyFingerWagger

@tryst @nixCraft

i had a mate ran a computer recycling business. He offered a Premium Secure Data Deletion service.
Cost nearly as much as the HDD did originally.

16 yr old son with a big fucking hammer! 😂

Tattooed Mummy

@HereToChewGum @tryst @nixCraft this is my preferred data deletion method also 🔨

Luka

@HereToChewGum @tryst @nixCraft

my prefered solution was an old TIG Welding machine with 200A wand a foot padle. You can run tousands/hour and the temprature erases every part of storage left.

ScoldyFingerWagger

@auberginer @tryst @nixCraft

But they believe the data is dead, a lot more, if they see smashed remains...

Andrew

@tryst @nixCraft@mastodon.social that rules. Everything should have that feature

Unlogic

@tryst @nixCraft I always thought military data storage device destruction required shredding to a specific size depending on security level. I like the point and shoot more though.

Tryst

@Unlogic @nixCraft Think of this as an expedient field erase procedure

Unlogic

@tryst @nixCraft succinct description. Added to my vocabulary :)

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