"data policy" of the hdd manufactures
My Samsung HDD 2 TB died. I saw one of the chip (diode) related to its power supply burnt out. I have about 1.5 TB of data including movies and personal stuff. In fact, I dont even remember what I have on it.
This is a new hdd and I want to send it for repairs.
While I dont expect to get the data back, I am really worried about the privacy of the data on it.
What is the "data policy" of these hdd manufactures ? Do they compulsorily erase all the data or somebody does some peeping in ?
Secondly, does Samsung honor burnt chips or only palette issues ?
thanks.