| Some people don't realise that deleting files just stops you from seeing them - they don't go away. My missus just watched the program and said that she always emptied her "deleted items" folder and thought she was was safe! Anyone who knows how PC file structures work would know that even these files are easy to recover.
One of the business continuity magazines carried out a test last year. They deleted files on a series of hard drives, they put one in a bucket of water, one in an oven and drilled through the other. A data recovery company STILL got most of the data back!
I think the least the council / tip operator could do is put a sign up telling people not to dump a PC unless the data has been overwritten.
Maybe it's a business opportunity? I'll totally delete anything on your disk drive for £10. |