<div dir="ltr">>I can't figure out why the government just doesn't remove the hard drives<br>
>and send them to a shredder. Even a private individual can achieve roughly<br>
>the same level of security with a drill and a 1/2" drill bit. With the price<br>
>of drives being what they are now it can't impact very much the resale value<br>
>of the computer to sell it without a drive installed.<br><br>Shredders don't like metal, but there are things that'll make quick work of a drive:<br><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/062706-guard-dog.html">http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/062706-guard-dog.html</a><br>
<br>The Air Force seemed to think a 1-2 punch was in order, according to Cryptome: "2.5. Destruction. It is a good practice to sanitize media before submitting
it for destruction. Media may generally be destroyed by one of the following
methods (see Table 2.1). (<b>NOTE</b>: Although approved methods, options
d and e use acid, which is dangerous and excessive, to remove recording surfaces.
Options a, b, and c are recommended over d and e.)
"<br><a href="http://cryptome.quintessenz.at/mirror/afssi5020.htm">http://cryptome.quintessenz.at/mirror/afssi5020.htm</a><br><br>-Sean<br></div>