Comments on: Computer Recycling – Don’t Be A Victim

By: Brian Wahoff

Brian Wahoff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:51:12 +0000

There are a ton of free tools for data destruction, but if you are not tech inclined or have significant quantities there are many companies, like EPC, that provide data destruction services for a fee http://www.epcusa.com/

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:51:30 +0000

Thanks for these great tips! I have never done anything about data protecion, well it’s time to start doing something about it.
‘m bookmarking your blog right now.

By: Donny

Donny — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:34:02 +0000

Thank for sharing this great tips. Data on used computer can be dangerous in our competitors hand.

By: Erick

Erick — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:43:42 +0000

Data over-writting, period. We learned that the hard way

By: alberta computer recycling

alberta computer recycling — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:59:18 +0000

I think most of us forget about the data. Good article

By: robert

robert — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:38:19 +0000

There are alot of good recycling company’s in the states. that fully recycle locally. One i found at this site:
http://makingmoneywithscrapmetal.com

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:13:49 +0000

I enjoyed your article thanks for the great tips on recycling pc’s. I have two in storage I need to get rid of.

Thanks,
Jay

By: Jeff the Ebayer

Jeff the Ebayer — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:08:41 +0000

in our disposable culture where it is easier to throw things out than upgrade them, it’s easy to overlook erasing sensative data.

My MIS guy is extremely thorough and overwrites the file with random data 30 times!

Though it is scary to think that some of the people who I’ve bought material from are not aware how vital this for protecting clients. I just had a conversation with one of my suppliers and this came up. Needless to say it was an eye opening experience for him.

By: Neil Maycock

Neil Maycock — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:07:06 +0000

Good Post. People need to be aware.

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By: Dominican

Dominican — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:45:28 +0000

My father lost all his data on his computer, and had to pay an exorbitant amount to get it back.

This post really hits the nail on the head. You can never be too careful with your computer’s data. Otherwise, you’ll learn the hard way, much like my father did.