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RSS FeedsDelete it right before you recycle
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20 september 2020 18:55:28

 
Delete it right before you recycle
(World News Science)
 


Most of us get rid of our old smartphones or computers by handing it down to our children, friends, employees, or we donate or sell them. But we often forget a critical step before we dispose of them. One researcher went from office to office buying old computers, memory cards and phones. He was astounded to find that he could retrieve over 2 lakh images, 3,500 documents and almost 1.5 lakh confidential emails from the 85 devices he picked up. He even found credit card details from scanned images and passport numbers. There seems to be something seriously wrong here because the files were apparently deleted. How...


 
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