April 20, 2005

Before you sell, donate, or throw out that old PC, make sure you securely erase the hard drive. With identity theft on the rise, your PC is a treasure trove of personal information about you, containing tax records, personal finance information, and more. Simply reformatting a hard drive is not enough, because your files can be easily recovered. An article over at CNET shows you what software options are available for those who want to make sure their hard drive is wiped securely.

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The CNET Article