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Re: What the NSA is patenting
On Fri, 06 Sep 1996 11:59:18 -0500, John Deters wrote:
>I hope some hardware hacker who knows their low-level stuff will be able to
>write a secure disk wiper.
They have: it's called a bulk tape eraser. <g>
I'd just store everything sensitive on a floppy. Those are easy to erase with a
heavy duty magnet (not a wimpy refrigerator magnet). I understand slagging one
in the microwave is also effective <g>.
- "'Anonymity is bad,' says a source who wishes to remain anonymous." - Nuff' said.
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