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A few companies I subcontract for pay a service to take and destroy perfectly good computers. I've seen i5-8400 machines get dragged away, never to see the ligh
by berbec 3y ago
A few companies I subcontract for pay a service to take and destroy perfectly good computers. I've seen i5-8400 machines get dragged away, never to see the light of day again.
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- solraph 3y agoAre they paid to actually destroy them? Or just to dispose of them how they see fit? A massive amount of those get bought by the pallet, and after they have their drives wiped/replaced get sold on Ebay.
- jauer 3y agoDepending on the company, their threat model, and the role the device filled, they will require more than just a drive wipe. This can range from just crushing drives all the way to running a hydraulic punch through any non-volatile storage on circuit boards (including flash used for UEFI). This is common enough that most manufacturers will provide a guide to all the non-volatile storage in a product: Statement or Letter of Volatility. I've gotten some great deals on high-end networking equipment (e.g. Juniper, Arista) by buying boxes that had the SSDs removed & crushed. It's a little annoying to track down replacements, but doable.
- mozman 3y agoI work with a vendor and they pay me for old laptops, and I get a letter of attestation all data has been destroyed. Since they are giving me money I presume they sell the equipment.