Thread: Render DVDs Unusable?

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:10:16 -0500, "Pete C." wrote: Douglas Johnson wrote: "Mark" wrote: My new shredder handles CDs, but before that I used a sharpie to scribble all over the CD. Alcohol cleans sharpie off very easily. My shredder turns CDs into tiny bright confetti. I'd bet against NSA getting data off it. -- Doug I'd bet *on* the NSA or other similarly equipped groups being able to get data...

Pete C. wrote: Douglas Johnson wrote: "Mark" wrote: My new shredder handles CDs, but before that I used a sharpie to scribble all over the CD. Alcohol cleans sharpie off very easily. My shredder turns CDs into tiny bright confetti. I'd bet against NSA getting data off it. -- Doug I'd bet *on* the NSA or other similarly equipped groups being able to get data off of your CD/DVD confetti. Granted the data at the cut...

On Nov 7, 3:57*pm, "CWLee" wrote: I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. *I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? *I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. *What about placing them, one at a...

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On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:30:54 -0700, Tony Hwang wrote: Mark wrote: "CWLee" wrote in message m... I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but...

Mark wrote: "CWLee" wrote in message m... I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. What about placing them, one...

"CWLee" wrote in message m... I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. What about placing them, one at a time,...

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:57:06 -0800, CWLee wrote: I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. What about placing them, one at a time,...

CWLee wrote: I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. What about placing them, one at a time, in a vice, half clamped tight and...

In article , "CWLee" wrote: I have a number of DVDs containing computer backup information of a sensitive nature. I plan to throw away the older ones, but first I want to render the data on them irretrievable. Can anyone here recommend a quick, cheap, easy way to do that? I've heard that drilling 2 or 3 1/4" holes in them does the trick, but that is just a rumor to me. What about placing them, one at a time, in...