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There was (is?) a type of hard disk where the platters are made out of glass. These are easy to dispose of securely... drop onto a concrete floor from about si
by MarkusWandel 4y ago
There was (is?) a type of hard disk where the platters are made out of glass. These are easy to dispose of securely... drop onto a concrete floor from about six feet up. Shake, feel finely pulverized glass rattling around inside. Done.
- flangola7 4y agoHow do you magnetize glass?
- h2odragon 4y agoWith a thin coating of "stuff" that peels off like metallic foil. Iron oxide spiced with rare earths I think it usually is. The pics in this article illustrate it: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/326292-why-lying-about-storage-products-is-bad-an-ibm-deskstar-story https://www.extremetech.com/computing/326292-why-lying-about...