Think you've destroyed your personal data?

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_sc/shuttle_recovered_data;_ylt=AtQLZa9rsTzOq83lmED7cCys0NUE

Shows that even a melted hard drive retrieved from the Columbia space shuttle disaster still contained 99percent retrievable data.

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That is 1 out 3, but I like the fact they we able to do that.

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I read about this last week and thought/felt that this success was beyond imagination. Hey, 1 of 3 ain't bad !! Lucky to have even found one.

[SpywareDr]

Goes to prove you must *-MANGLE-* the hard drive platters, (so that they can't be inserted into another hard drive):

http://www.SpywareDrGuide.com/VirtualDr/images/deadhd01.gif

Now put it on the barbeque and light'er up with liquid oxygen:

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-08/liquid-oxygen-lighter.jpg

:)