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Computer failure, and they recycled the hard drives?! For legal reasons, most companies I've worked for remove and store the hard-drive from people's computers
by jobu 12y ago
Computer failure, and they recycled the hard drives?! For legal reasons, most companies I've worked for remove and store the hard-drive from people's computers for several years. It's hard to believe a government agency wouldn't have similar data-retention rules.
Also: "In any case, IRS can see the NSA for a good, high quality copy."
I was thinking this as I read the post.
- teapartyBS 12y agoThey store broken hard drives for years? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Who knows when someone will need to try and end you career as a civil servant to advance their chances with hillbilly racists in a midterm... so keep those broken drives for ever! Of course, the drives could have info about the liberal nonprofits that they targeted, too... but that wouldn't help any of these bat shit crazy house reps would it?
- Dystopian 12y agoThere's a wide-range of workstation support managers out there. I've worked in a small investment office that saved the drives for a couple years after the pull. I've been on a team in a government office that was literally "re-image everything, screw data" crazy. It really depends at who's at the helm and the policies that are in place.