The hard disk is not only betrays you if you destroy it

Delete files from your computer is not enough to hide the private information.

The experts advise tecnolgica magazine "Which?", And Fausto Tonna knew well: the only way to permanently inaccessible data stored on a hard disk is to destroy it physically. Not by chance, in fact, the man key to crack Parmalat had seen choosing to take a martelli the computer that contained documents proving the famous forgery in the budget.

Although there are concerns to clean the hard drive of your computer before you throw it or sell it, what was contained in it can be recovered. And the computer criminals - interested in entering into possession of sensitive data, allowing for example to access online bank accounts and the like - I am obviously aware of and take advantage dell'ingenuità (if not the sprovvedutezza) who in one way or ' others are free of the old computer. In practice, these thieves are looking for laptop or desktop PC used or no longer functional (they are selling on eBay or simply abandoned next to bins dell'immondizia) and begin their work to recover data.

This is what did those "Which?", With its intent to demonstrate that if we want the old hard disk does not tell us anything it is always better to do it to pieces before you throw it aside. And what if we like to sell it worthwhile to have one of the many free software that promise to format the machine and cleaned up completely. The proof of the hi-tech experts involved 8 of second-hand laptop specially purchased on eBay, which has been recovered 22 thousand files in theory should no longer be traced. Part of these were represented by digital photos (more or less only), and other information contained on access to private accounts for social networking sites or online stores. In short, all things that probably any of us would prefer to remain private. So even if you do not have to hide experiments Finance creative but just like your privacy and do not want to fall victim to cunning computer experts motivated by anything but friendly intentions, munitevi and put the hammer silenced for ever the computer that you you want to liberate.