One In Ten Old Disks Contains Personal Data

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Submission + - One In Ten Old Disks Contains Personal Data (techweekeurope.co.uk)

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judgecorp

on Wednesday April 25, 2012 @05:56AM

judgecorp writes: "Britain's Information Commissioner has warned that ten percent of second hand hard drives contain personal data even if they have supposedly been wiped. Be careful when disposing of old systems."

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