Permanently erase "sensitive" data, for $25 a pop

by William Maher on May 9, 2008

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The "Degausser" uses a bank of lead acid batteries and strong magnetic field to make sure your files are never, ever seen again.

We're told the vault-like device sells for $19,000, but send in your own drives to Ontrack Data Recovery and we're told they'll destroy everything on it for $25.

Dubbed the "Degausser DG.02", the unit is fed by a large supply of DC current generated by sealed lead acid batteries. Using magnetic field, OnTrack claims the Degausser can wipe a drive in four seconds. It works with tapes, diskettes, ZIP drives, cassettes.

Fun with magnets: The Degausser can erase a typical hard drive in 4 seconds

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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. May 9, 2008 7:29 PM	"but send in your own drives to Ontrack Data Recovery and we're told they'll destroy everything on it for $25." Let's just hope they don't steal the data before they destroy it. ;) Comment made about the PC Authority article: Permanently erase "sensitive" data, for $25 a pop? The "Degausser" uses a bank of lead acid batteries and strong magnetic field to make sure your files are never, ever seen again. What do you think? Join the discussion.
M9ROC May 12, 2008 12:08 PM	If you buy a hammer you can do the job yourself for about $4. Then you're guaranteed that info is never coming back.
geller May 12, 2008 3:16 PM	actually that's no necessarily true. Commercial data recovery experts are known to retreive data from physically damaged drives - including drives that have been through office fires. unless it's physically shattered, it's possible to recover the data.
M9ROC May 12, 2008 4:30 PM	Hence, that's why buy a hammer. Physically smash the life out of it.
.:Cyb3rGlitch:. May 16, 2008 9:54 PM	M9ROC wrote: Hence, that's why buy a hammer. Physically smash the life out of it. I prefer attacking the platters with a grinder. :)
shrekk Jul 29, 2008 9:41 PM	Best option is use of wiping software. You can use stellar drive wipe software which wipe data beyond recovery. Get download version from here:drive wipe Thanks Edited by shrekk: 29/7/2008 09:42:59 PM
Jawsh Jul 30, 2008 10:11 AM	Personal favorite on the note of data recovery... Data Recovered From Space Shuttle Columbia Hard Drive http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354799,00.html