On 12/11/11, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: >I seem to remember a guy offering a prize for any data recovery firm who >could recover a drive that he'd wiped by simply zeroing it out in one >pass. I'm too lazy to look it up, but last I heard there hadn't been >any takers. Take that to mean whatever you like :)
I think the point about sticking nails through hard drive platters is only realistic in terms of forensic recovery of criminal activity. For recovery of only a small part of one hard drive, the time, effort and expense is only really feasible by law enforcement in order to secure a prosecution. That or if you know Steve Gates just sold a laptop on eBay and you fancy your chances ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
