November 3, 2005 7:01 AM PST
When deleting data is not enough
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Maintaining privacy in the digital era requires work on many fronts, but one basic measure is easily overlooked: proper data destruction.
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You can also schedule it to wipe free space on your drives, to make sure any deleted files stay deleted.
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Keep up the good work. ID theft is terrible!