> …equivalent of throwing your old computer into an empty ditch on the side of the road, and getting mad when someone responsible comes by to recycle it for you

> …equivalent of throwing your old computer into an empty ditch on the side of the road, and getting mad when someone responsible comes by to recycle it for you. a better equivalent is realizing that that computer might have important stuff and taking steps to wipe out hard drives. or retrieving those bags full of documents and letters so you can secure trashing them. i mean, most of us do it. not saying it is right but it is the sensible thing to do. for the legal aspect and also for security. curious, isn't archive.org affected by GDPR at all?