Registering/Accounts with online vendors

[Jonathan Hutchins]

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From: <dattaway at attaway.net>

> The best way to wipe a hard drive is with a 20 pound hammer.

That's a pretty recoverable wipe.  The data is all still there, if a bit
harder to read.  A old bulk-tape eraser does a much better job, but is not
DES compatible.  You either need to actively write over the data (multiple
times) or dissolve/remove/scramble the magnetic coating on the platters.