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Letting your data go for good, without a computer
From:Kuramarujo
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:31:53 -0500

Letting your data go for good, without a computer

Keeping data is crucial, there's no doubt about this. Data backing up
has evolved from as painful as copying files onto a floppy disk to an
eye candy with Apple's recent invention of the Time Machine.

However, on the other hand, completely losing data is equally important,
when you decide to let go your old hard drive. Trashing files from
within the operating system generally doesn't make the information
completely go way. And you don't want it to be retrieved by people with
ill intention. 

Today, Wiebetech introduced the first standalone, consumer-friendly hard
drive wiping device dubbed eRazer

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9815204-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave