# dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/ad0 bs=1M count=10
will wipe a drive such that non-power-users won't be able to read the data. That wipes the MBR and partition table, making the drive appear "unformatted".killasmurf86 said:If I'm going to USA, I'll defiantly do that will all my media, that I will carry, because AFAIK they copy all media, and study it later (I want them to wast time and resources, just to find trash data )
killasmurf86 said:I dunno, the name of agency, but AFAIK when you travel to USA, you have to give them all media, to be cloned, for later analysis.... (kinda, searching for terrorists <<< the official fairytale story).
Correct me if I'm wrong, Or I've been misinformed (I've read that in news some time ago)
Since I actually haven't been to USA, I don't know exactly,
so I apologize, if I'm wrong
killasmurf86 said:I dunno, the name of agency, but AFAIK when you travel to USA, you have to give them all media, to be cloned, for later analysis.... (kinda, searching for terrorists <<< the official fairytale story).
Correct me if I'm wrong, Or I've been misinformed (I've read that in news some time ago)
Since I actually haven't been to USA, I don't know exactly,
so I apologize, if I'm wrong
Saint0fCloud said:I have never heard of that happening nor have I seen it in my lifespan of traveling between the United States and Europe multiple times every year. Now technically they do have the right to seize a computer and search it in which case your cryptography won't help at all.
Drills and hammers work well if you sufficiently destroy the platters, but just drilling a hole in one platter would still enable someone to disassemble the harddrive, recreate it, and read everything except for the 'data-hole'.phoenix said:Drills, hammers, acid, and really really really hot fire work really well to "wipe" a harddrive, and make the data unrecoverable.
Are those the same military specs which allowed the UK military to lose about 15 laptops last year? :\Otherwise, you have to write out 0s to every sector on disk, then 1s, then random garbage, something like at least 9 times to consider the disk deleted to military specs.
Security by obscurity. Works with people who don't know what they are looking for.A simple# dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/ad0 bs=1M count=10
will wipe a drive such that non-power-users won't be able to read the data. That wipes the MBR and partition table, making the drive appear "unformatted".
That is exactly when your cryptography will help. As far as I know there are still no laws in the united states which require you to give up your passwords, contrary to ex. the UK.Saint0fCloud said:in which case your cryptography won't help at all.
michaelrmgreen said:How paranoid are you? If the answer is 'not much' just use dd to write zeros to the whole drive. No one gets data back from that without special tools.
If the answer is 'a lot' then reformatting with a sledge hammer is the way to go.
Saint0fCloud said:I have never heard of that happening nor have I seen it in my lifespan of traveling between the United States and Europe multiple times every year. Now technically they do have the right to seize a computer and search it in which case your cryptography won't help at all.
paean said:Unfortunately, this has been happening for a while.
killasmurf86 said:Not unless I encrypt random trash, just to wast time
mix_room said:No, they have the right to seize your computer. That is not the same thing as you having an obligation to hand over EVERY media that crosses the border.
paean said:If _your_ information is correct and can be confirmed it would valuable to many of us. Can you provide a link to government documentation that denies the above document and confirms what you're suggesting?
mix_room said:I don't contest that they can take a piece of media from you, but you don't have to hand over it.
A simple # dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/ad0 bs=1M count=10
will wipe a drive such that non-power-users won't be able to read the data. That wipes the MBR and partition table, making the drive appear "unformatted".
Drills, hammers, acid, and really really really hot fire work really well to "wipe" a harddrive, and make the data unrecoverable.