For what it's worth, holding down Option/Alt will empty the Trash without confirmation. Also, from the menu you can select: Finder > Secure Empty Trash Y

For what it's worth, holding down Option/Alt will empty the Trash without confirmation. Also, from the menu you can select: Finder > Secure Empty Trash You can even give it a keyboard shortcut, if you like. Or, as you mentioned, there's an option to always securely empty the Trash in the Finder Preferences.