Comment on The cops pay Anon a visit

hector@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Slashme@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  shred /dev/sda

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  • apex32@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hah. TIL you can use shred on device files. I was only familiar with using dd to wipe drives.

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• BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Drills, big magnets, hammers etc… work too

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  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨28⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Feels like it’s easier to just not have anything on your hard drive that’s worth that much effort. I can only think of one type of file that would justify that level of obfuscation in most of the world, and I actually fully support owners of those files turning their PCs over to the police unmolested, so to speak

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  • Sv443@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Big magnets will only pull the arm off the plates and leave the data intact. Also why waste good hardware when all it needs is a couple of writes with all zeroes and ones?

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    • BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Maybe your don’t have time

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      • Sv443@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        tbh I completely forgot about the context of this post. Yeah shredding takes longer than getting a warrant from a corrupt judge

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  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Mircrowave.

    Just take out anything LiON prior to nuking.

    And also plan on getting a new microwave.

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    • Sv443@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      and do it outside and throw the microwave away so you don’t die from NO2 poisoning

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