Re: What about OLD computers??

[cupton -at- syclone -dot- net]

I work with a charity that accepts old computers, and if they come with do
drives they are useless to us. Most charities have no budget (or
personnel) for hardware repairs. Really, what are the odds that someone is
going to break into a modest non-profit office and try to phish
information from someone's old computer?

Carolyn

> Pull the drives out. Other than wiping with a large electromagnet, the
> data
> is recoverable by someone who is really determined.
>
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Christine Sigman
> <c -dot- m -dot- sigman -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> (I hope this is not too off topic.) As so many of you have been kind
>> enough
>> to provide advice for acquiring a new laptop, perhaps you can help me
>> with
>> the opposite problem -- getting rid of an old one (or two).
>>
>> My husband and I have a few out-of-date but still functioning computers
>> we
>> need to get rid of. I know of several charitable organizations that will
>> ensure they get to a good home, but am concerned about lingering data on
>> the
>> hard drives. Is there any program or technique for definitively
>> scrubbing
>> old machines? Any restore disks belonging to these machines are long
>> gone.
>>
>> We're not trying to outwit a forensic squad from the IRS, I swear --
>> just
>> trying to come up with the equivalent of shredding financial papers
>> before
>> putting them in the bin.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Christine S.
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