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Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars

Photos of the month - July 2008

Tags: nhs, malware, hard drive

By silicon.com

Published: 1 August 2008 16:58 GMT


Disposing of computer hard drives in a secure and safe way has become a hot topic, especially after the high profile data leaks in the past year.

So bearing this in mind, silicon.com picked five ways to deal with your unwanted hard drives.

One method proven to work well is to leave your old hard drive soaking in acid - apparently hydrochloric is best. Leave the hard drive soaking for a couple of hours and the metal will corrode making the device useless.

See more acts of destruction here.

Photo credit: Tim Ferguson


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