confidential info on old harddrives.

From: Sipke de Wal <sipke_at_wxs.nl>
Date: Wed May 26 17:39:04 1999

Maybe you should inform the press. Taking care that they do not publish
any sensitive data and stipulating that your personalia will not be
revealed.

Maybe we'll get another hype a la Y2K but with more educating content.

Sipke de Wal

Colan Mitchell wrote:
>
> 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 - 17:39:04 BST