All depends on the motive and opportunity
-----Original Message-----
From: Roland Perry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 December 2010 12:49
To: Dodgson, Paul
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [data-protection] shredded documnts - are they safe?
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<[log in to unmask]>,
at 12:04:27 on Fri, 10 Dec 2010, "Dodgson, Paul"
<[log in to unmask]> remarked:
>I am sure that you are aware there are software tools which can piece
>back together the shredded jigsaw, as well as academic based argument.
>
>http://www.springerlink.com/content/g5114135129k3222/
>
>So, Shredding is not the end game. There are other examples
But can that put together several shredded documents (of which much
might be plain white space) whose parts have been mixed up?
Eventually, maybe; but most shredding, like other security measures, is
all about preventing casual theft. Given that locksmiths exist, why
would anyone lock their doors?
--
Roland Perry
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