confidential info on old harddrives.

From: Colan Mitchell <cdrmool_at_interlog.com>
Date: Wed May 26 15:32:56 1999

If this is a ? thats been dealt with before I joined the list my
apologies.
        I repeatedly come across personal and confidential information on
discarded computers. I sit and shake my head in shock. Lawyers seem to
be the worst. I have considered contacting the original owners and
educating them about practicing safe hex but, especially in the case of
lawyers and women, don't want to have them freak out and think I'm being
weird and calling the police. On the other hand I feel that I should do
something. In the end I just format the drives and forget about it.
        Has anyone experienced contacting an original owner? What was the
response. This is something that I've not read about in the media as Y2K
and Hackers get all the press but I suspect this is a bigger potential
problem.


Colan
Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 15:32:56 BST