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03 Jul 2020
Safely Dispose of Old Computers
It's important to erase all personal information from old computers before disposing of them. Simply reformatting a hard drive or reinstalling the operating system does not guarantee the old data is unreadable. Physically destroy the hard drive or use a special "wipe" program. These programs, such as Active@KillDisk and Dban, are free and meet governmental security standards.
