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Re: Peter Gutmann data deletion theaory? Jul 22 2005 12:15AM
Thor (Hammer of God) (thor hammerofgod com)
I *love* nuking CD's.... But apparently, the practice is no longer
"officially" supported due to the toxic emmissions of the Phthalocyanine
contained in the sublimation layer (and other chems)

Great fun, though.

t

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From: "Jay D. Dyson" <jdyson (at) treachery (dot) net [email concealed]>
To: "Bugtraq" <bugtraq (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Peter Gutmann data deletion theaory?

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> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Jared Johnson wrote:
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>> It seems that the perhaps the only real way to rid your Hard Drives of
>> data is to burn them.
>
> The sophistication of data recovery in LEAs and TLAs is such that drives
> that once held classified data are routinely shredded and slagged.
>
> But for those of us who handle sensitive and personal data (and,
> unfortunately, don't have access to a smelter), having a kiln, a drill
> press, and a belt sander is almost as good. :)
>
> As for retiring CD-ROMs, I just do what I learned from the DoD:
> http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/infosec/dod_cd_declassification.html .
>
> - -Jay
>
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