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Information safety rip-cord

Here’s an idea for HD manufacturers, add a crypto chip that encrypts everything that goes into the platters. Then add a physical rip-cord (or tab, something) that destroys the crypto chip.

When you bin the disk and send it for mandatory recycling all you have to do to make sure your data is safe is pull the wipe rip-cord.

/tech | edited on 2008/11/15 -- permalink
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