You know, there is one method that never sees much discussion, even though it is probably the most effective physical destruction method. It is much better the using a ?"shredder"? as one person above mentioned (or another, who laughably claims to use a sledgehammer). What is this method? Why, thermite! fill a ceramic crock (such as old sourkraut crocks) with thermite (easily homemade), drop the drives in, and light the thermite... you end up with literal slag.
On Mar 31, 2005 2:16 PM, dk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Blood wrote: > > I'm thinking about what the possibilities for a secure > > data deletion business would have in the United > > States. > > Well, there's the obvious mistake you've made in posting here instead of > professionally consulting a U.S. tech attorney for a serious business > proposal. :) This tells me not only to distrust your skills, but > question your motives. Why on earth would any sober person let this > "sensitive data" leave their possession to enter the arms of you for > cleaning? > > How about this. /You/ ship /me/ your HDD to wipe please? I double-dog > promise not to look. > > Anyway, aside from the excellent points that Valdis makes about > shipping, travel, bonding, etc... > > > It's understood about data not being totally "gone" no > > matter how many times it is erased, blah blah blah, > > ... "Secure deletion" is snake oil John, and you've just admitted to > that on a public forum in a some-what dismissive manner. No offense but > you future work & marketing are now suspect, no? > > So in short you'd be selling a lie that you are aware of. We already > have enough yahoo's selling that crap in the States to mom and pop, > please abandon this "get-rich-quick" idea and look into late night > real-estate infomercials. ;) > > BTW: > My hammer and acetylene torch are much more effective and I'll do it for > half-price of what John will charge; Honest! > No returns or refunds though. > > :) > > -- > dk > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
