Securely erase individual files

As I might have previously mentioned1) 2), pressing “delete” in Windows (or on Linux or Macs) does not remove the file from the hard drive. The only thing that happens is that in the big list of files, the entry for that file is removed, so that the operating system knows that if it wants [...]

Can God Create a Rock So Heavy Even He Can’t Lift It?

Relax, this hasn’t turned into a religious blog, I’m simply drawing a parallel to one of the best data recovery companies out there, Norwegian Ibas. Ibas are experts on recovering lost or hidden data. And it’s amazing how often they succeed. Take a look at this charred wreck of a burnt PC1):
 
On this particular PC [...]

EPIC Online Guide to Practical Privacy Tools

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is an independent non-profit public interest research center. They work on privacy issues, open government, free speech, and other important topics related to civil liberties.
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Anyway, today’s blog post is about their list of privacy tools. It’s certainly not a [...]

Beware of the hidden information

Take a look at my Profile Image. Normally, someone with a little bit of knowledge could find out quite a bit of information about me just by checking the EXIF metadata of the image. Since I stole this particular image off the Internet, nothing much interesting can be revealed, besides the date and time I [...]