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Title: Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data - Robert Jaques, vnunet.com Post by: Stephen Taylor on July 25, 2007, 04:38:53 AM Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data - Robert Jaques, vnunet.com
Despite recent high-profile data breaches and heightened awareness of the need to delete data prior to selling a PC, many second-hand computers contain highly sensitive personal information. IT consultancy Navigant Consulting purchased three second-hand computers last week and was able to determine that one of the computers still contained sensitive personal information on its hard drive. Read More.. (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2194451/second-hand-pcs-sensitive) |