Protecting Against Data Recovery
Problem Definition
If your laptop, computer, memory stick or PDA is sold, stolen or lost, hackers and identity thieves can easily recover the
files that you think were deleted.
These files are not necessarily erased from...
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Protecting Against Data Recovery
Problem Definition
If your laptop, computer, memory stick or PDA is sold, stolen or lost, hackers and identity thieves can easily recover the
files that you think were deleted.
These files are not necessarily erased from your computer despite the Recycle Bin
being empty.
When your computer saves a file, it writes data on a disk (or memory stick) and takes note of the file
location.
When you delete the file, it is transferred to the Recycle Bin.
When you empty the Recycle Bin, the computer
erases only the note about the previous file location, but file content is left intact on the disk until some other file is
eventually written over it.
The entire content of an erased file can remain untouched anywhere from a few seconds to a
few years.
Hackers can easily uncover and read it using public data recovery software.
Many computer users trust the Recycle Bin.
When they empty it, they think their files are completely removed from the
computer.
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