OT: Disposing Old Computer Parts

[Jamon Camisso]

John Vetterli wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, tleslie wrote:
>> I am thinking for those who are in an apartment or don't have a heavy
>> hammer ...
>> what cheap chemical would wreck a disk?
>> pool acid? or maybe something that would oxidize it quick?
>> I am thinking there should be a product,
>> something with a plastic bin, and a chemical,
>> and you put the disk in , add chemical, shake,
>> and 10 minutes later, a unrecoverable hard drive!!
>> Preferably with a "green chemical".
> 
> Maybe manufacturers should start making hard drives with built-in 
> "Destruct" buttons :)

Or with hardware based encryption:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/03/12/tech-seagateencrypteddrive-2070312.html

Jamon
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