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[Nvyseal]

images/news/hardware.jpgA Sky News investigation has found some computer repair shops are illegally accessing personal data from customers' hard drives, and even trying to hack into their bank accounts. Sky's Mark White has this exclusive report.

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[Blue]

Somehow this is exactly why I move everything off my harddisk and format the computer before I send it in to repair (if it still works well enough to do that of course)

[stormrosson]

errrrrr that's why the peeps in the know do their own repairs, builds, etc.

[Blue]

Hmm.. I could go do my own repairs, but as long as my laptop still has guarantee, I prefer the free repair + parts

[m.oreilly]

good reason for ssd storage: reset the nand, and forget it...

edit: to all ssd users...keep all the early "destructive" FW flashing apps you can. there might be something brewing re data recovery and the .gov...

[Nvyseal]

m.oreilly, on Jul 23 2009, 08:45 PM, said:

edit: to all ssd users...keep all the early "destructive" FW flashing apps you can. there might be something brewing re data recovery and the .gov...

Interesting MO, Must be the EU starting another ruckus. maybe we should start a collection of FW apps and keep them for downloading later

[m.oreilly]

not the eu, in this case. it could be that a manufacturer has been contacted re data retrieval, and if there is a way to recover...any tools previously existing that could permanently erase the data...

[Camaro]

Nvyseal, on Jul 23 2009, 11:36 PM, said:

Interesting MO, Must be the EU starting another ruckus. maybe we should start a collection of FW apps and keep them for downloading later

I would say that is a great Idea, I have not heard about what mo is talking about the conspiracy nut in me would not put it past the current gov to make sure data can be recovered.

[m.oreilly]

hey cam, who knows. i would hang on to any "cleaning" app that is available atm though, as soon these options could 'disappear'...

[scaramonga]

m.oreilly, on Jul 26 2009, 07:55 AM, said:

i would hang on to any "cleaning" app that is available atm though, as soon these options could 'disappear'...

Like 'one click tune-up fuc£-up'?

[m.oreilly]

lol, using these, it sure would be. think no retrieval options lol