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Old 08-11-2008
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The art of wrecking an hard disk drive.
Any creative ideas on how to wreck / secure clean an hard disk drive before disposal?

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk_drive?
shred -n whatever -z /dev/disk_drive?
Magnet? (false sense of security)
Fire?
Hammer?
Acid?

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