[ale] Drive recovery

[Michael B. Trausch]

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Greg Freemyer wrote:
> 
> I've heard the rumors that CIA / NSA / etc. can do this and I have
> little reason to doubt it, but I imagine they can only get little
> fragments of data, not full recovery.
> 
> FYI: The biggest support for this capability existing is the DOD
> wiping requirement that requires multiple passes.  If technology does
> not exist to read data after a single over-write, then the DOD
> requirement is overly strict.
> 

I know that there are some places (my work place included) that only
permit degaussing as an approved means of destroying confidential data
on drives.  While perhaps that is overly paranoid, at the very least it
works.

	- Mike

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