Last week we posted an entry asking “How Do You Delete Your Data?” Whether it resides on hard drives or disks, there are many ways of destroying your data. No matter what you call it — “wiping” or “deleting” or “destroying” — it is helpful to know how data is handled both in its creation and removal as well as the different techniques to not only wipe your data, but also retrieve data when your court case relies on it.

This week we’re covering the deletion aspect. We interviewed some true characters on their various methods of wiping or destroying their data and we recorded the results on video. We found these individuals and their techniques interesting, to say the least. You’ll probably be surprised which of these methods are actually effective in destroying data. We’ve embedded the YouTube videos and provided a link to another video source below each video in case YouTube is blocked on your computer.

In the upcoming weeks, New Jersey Legal will follow up these interviews with our recommendations for wiping data. For now, enjoy the video interviews below…

New Jersey Legal films Mike The Junkyard Dog destroying his data

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New Jersey Legal films Joe The Jackhammer destroying his data

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New Jersey Legal films John destroying his data (part 1)

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New Jersey Legal films John destroying his data (part 2)

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New Jersey Legal films Captain Bill destroying his data

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Within the next week we’re going to be broadcasting a special on different techniques for truly getting rid of your data. There are many techniques, some of which are more effective than others. For now we want to know, “How do you wipe your data?”

What do you do with your hard drives, thumb drives, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, etc when you’re done with them? What have you found works and doesn’t work? Do you have any interesting stories pertaining to data deletion?

Share your ideas, thoughts or stories in the comments below and keep an eye out for next week’s special!

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