[lug] drive free space "wiper" recommendation

[Glenn Murray]

I think I may have checked some balances every couple of years.  I
don't keep copies of bank statements, but I probably should.

Who cares?  I mean, even if this were public information (as it has
been most of my career), does anyone outside of my family really care
how much money I have/earn/spend, especially if it is all so
predictable?

The idea that the government is going to come after me for my
depressingly conventional politics is also silly.  I would be thrilled
to be able to stand up in front of Congress and speak against the
dirty dogs compromising my principles.  Unfortunately, my politics
don't seem to attract that much attention.  I've never even been
arrested for them, and that's an embarrassment.

Cheers,
Glenn


On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Bear Giles <bgiles at coyotesong.com> wrote:
> Ever check your 401(k) balance online?
>
> Do you keep PDF copies of bank statements?
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Glenn Murray <glenn.murray at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> This seems overly cautious to me.
>>
>> 1.  I don't know how much "Academic" papers really affect the people
>> writing drive erasure software.
>>
>> 2.  It's not clear to me what a "large number" means here.
>>
>> 3.  I have a hard time believing that the "Government" really cares
>> about what's on my hard drive.
>>
>> 4.  Needlessly destroying hardware doesn't sit well with my green
>> sensibilities.
>>
>> If there is data on my hard drive worth tens of thousands of dollars I
>> wish someone would point it out to me.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Glenn
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:
>> >  By the way, note that a large number of the Academic papers written on
>> > the topic of drive erasure were funded by Government money (grants,
>> > etc.) the very people who want their data private, and yet might also
>> > want to read yours...
>> >
>> > Physically turning the drive into tiny little bits, pretty much negates
>> > any "conflict of interest". :-)
>> >
>> > Nate
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