Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 05:52:17 -0400 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fsck on FAT32 filesystem? Message-ID: <BF.8B.02728.15DCB005@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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Regarding the security of various methods of deleting data, I just saw in Office Depot's online ad for the coming week, which is the reason I couldn't post this any earlier: Need to discard an old PC but worried about protecting your identity? Let us securely erase your personal files and pictures for only $49.99. We use the only permanent data deletion software certified by NIAP, used by the Department of Defense and Fortune 500 Companies. (quoting verbatim but formatting not preserved) URL was http://officedepot.shoplocal.com/OfficeDepot/BrowseByPage?storeid=2501355&promotionviewmode=1&promotioncode=OfficeDepot-120722&listingid=0&sneakpeek=N# Personally, I'd save the money, time and gasoline too, and use dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/(disk-to-be-deleted) bs=1M from FreeBSD or other (quasi)-Unix OS. Or if that's not good enough, DBAN which is on the System Rescue CD (sysresccd.org). I suppose the average MS-Windows user is not aware of these money-saving methods. Tom
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