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Old 09-15-2006, 08:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567
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Originally Posted by cyrnel
I understand some military groups use incredibly intense magnets to flash-erase media in situations of imminent capture. I don't know how they avoid the flip problem unless they're spinning in a focused field or something.
The new hotness is to have a small bit of flash on the hard drive with an encryption string in there, then encrypting the drive with it on the fly, by nuking the string, it makes the data worthless.

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If you're completely paranoid or they're knocking on the door it's time for a grinder or torch. Tough to read a pile of shavings/slag.
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