computer forensics question

[Kenneth]

--- Technomage <technomage-hawke at cox.net> wrote:

> ok,
> I've been wrangling this question around a while and haven't been able to
> gain 
> any real answers that make sense (and my knowledge base on this is lacking 
> due to being 10 years out of date).
> 
> so, here goes:
> 
> is it possible, given the current understanding of the laws of physics, to
> so 
> erase a hard drive as to make it virtually impossible to recover ANY data
> of 
> any usefulness whatsoever (up to and including either a major government or
> 
> major multinational corporationthrowing huge sums of money at the problem
> in 
> an attempt to recover)?
> 
> so far, the only answer I have found is: a conditional no (any or all the
> data 
> can be recovered, including the previously written data multiple layers 
> deep).
> 
> is there a correct 9and unconditional) answer for this arguement?

If it absolutely has to be gone, I would never trust writing over it (even
multiple times).  I would disassemble it, take the platters out, and sand all
the metal off :)



		
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