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> drive I bought on Amazon was actually a used Backblaze drive Assuming this is true, I find it weird/surprising that Backblaze doesn't at least zero their dri
by SoftTalker 1y ago
> drive I bought on Amazon was actually a used Backblaze drive
Assuming this is true, I find it weird/surprising that Backblaze doesn't at least zero their drives before disposing of them? I have to do that at my work, and at least by policy I could lose my job if I skipped doing it.
- loloquwowndueo 1y agoBut you don’t work at backblaze :)
- sigio 1y agoI find it more weird that they don't use encrypted storage, then you don't nee to bother with zeroing drives. You only need to 'forget' the key.
- dahcryn 1y agoI find it weird they are allowed to do anything but destroy end-of-life HDDs If our legal team finds out about this, we are never going to be allowed to use Backblaze lol.
- bigfishrunning 1y agoSeems like the only responsible thing to do is tell them and then stop using Backblaze. Seems to me they can't be trusted.
- theandrewbailey 1y agoI work in the refurb division of an ewaste recycling company. I'm pretty sure I would be fired if I didn't wipe a drive before selling it, too. We got certifications that we NEED to keep in order to keep doing business.