It seemed an unfortunate turn of phrase by the DP Registrar this evening (on
Channel 4 News) to say that it was up to organizations to *see* that that
data was erased from the hard disks of their old computers before disposal.
It is not possible to see magnetic data, is it?
The point seems to be worth making because so much of the discussion on this
list seems to be indicating the new DPA Act will be ineffective in so many
ways.
How can hard disks be made completely unreadable short of physical
destruction? Does not repartitioning just destroy some areas of the disk?
So to be effective would not the law have to require the electronic
equivalent of a paper shredder?
Ray Thomas, Social Sciences, Open University
Tel: 01908 679081 Fax 01908 550401
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35 Passmore, Milton Keynes MK6 3DY
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