If the data that will be stored on a new drive is confidential enough that a privacy leak would be Bad then the current standard of care would seem to be encryption so that if the media did go walkabout it would not be readable.
If you’re going to reuse a device for a new project then losing the encryption pass phase and reformatting should suffice, with maybe one pass of zeros to be sure. And on disposal, the golden standard has always been physical destruction. I understand the Pentagon uses thermite for this purpose, but I have access to a pneumatic chisel and reshape the device with that. Anthony --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
