How Safe Are We?

[sek seeman]

How is it that when some folk take their pc in for repair they are caught with a shed load of illegal stuff on it? I understand that even if you delete it the file can still be found, so what do these repairers do? do they automatically nose around your deleted stuff before even attempting to repair?

I have never accessed illegal stuff, I stick to sites like Nubiles, Teen Beauty etc, although some of these sites contain stuff that is arguably dodgy, i.e. girls that look like they're not old enough.

I currently only download to a memory stick, does that leave a file that these nosey creeps can find on my hard disc?

I used to download to my hard drive and I wouldn't want any computer geek seeing what I've downloaded let alone telling my wife, not sure she'd appreciate photos of me naked on my knees with a mouthful of young cock!

Can these files that these creeps can find be deleted? do you need special software to see them? or can we access them to see just what is there?

 

[jayaprak]

yeah u r correct. Recovery of lost data is an wondeful process to get back them. But we should be cautious during reparing works, that the technicians could not be able to hack our datas, even though we deleted them permanantly.

 

[STDiva]

How is it that when some folk take their pc in for repair they are caught with a shed load of illegal stuff on it? I understand that even if you delete it the file can still be found, so what do these repairers do? do they automatically nose around your deleted stuff before even attempting to repair?

I have never accessed illegal stuff, I stick to sites like Nubiles, Teen Beauty etc, although some of these sites contain stuff that is arguably dodgy, i.e. girls that look like they're not old enough.

I currently only download to a memory stick, does that leave a file that these nosey creeps can find on my hard disc?

I used to download to my hard drive and I wouldn't want any computer geek seeing what I've downloaded let alone telling my wife, not sure she'd appreciate photos of me naked on my knees with a mouthful of young cock!

Can these files that these creeps can find be deleted? do you need special software to see them? or can we access them to see just what is there?

Wait what?

 

[AnnaMiller]

yes, everyone should understand that there is no "delete permently" All you are doing when you delete a file is removing the pointer to that file. If you don't want your local repair shop seeing your porn for example, always save it to another drive, or device that you will not take in.

 

[ed007]

yes, everyone should understand that there is no "delete permently" All you are doing when you delete a file is removing the pointer to that file. If you don't want your local repair shop seeing your porn for example, always save it to another drive, or device that you will not take in.

i agree. now let's have lunch.

 

[SUPERsmitty]

Yes, everyone should understand that there is no "delete permanently"

I thought deleting a File removed the path to the file but the file remained on the hard drive until it was over written with new data....so...something could be permanently deleted if it was over written or if the drive was scorched new again.....

I think the big this is DON'T WATCH KIDDIE PORN EVER!!! if you are worried about someone finding illegal stuff on your computer...don't be doing illegal stuff with it. If you are on this web site you're over 18 and enjoy porn so who cares if someone finds your stash....unless of course it's your wife or GF and they aren't cool with it.

As far as illegal stuff goes whenever I go to a new adult site the first thing I look for is this 18 U.S.C. 2257. if I don't see it or the is even the slightly chance the web site is not on the up and up I am gone

 

[Skyraider22]

Wait what?

So you read it as well

 

[Will E Worm]

I used to download to my hard drive and I wouldn't want any computer geek seeing what I've downloaded let alone telling my wife, not sure she'd appreciate photos of me naked on my knees with a mouthful of young cock!

Wait what?

:1orglaugh I'm not sure I should be laughing at someone admitting to cheating on his wife. This guy sounds like McGreevy.



Hacking into someone's computer while you're repairing it to see what they have deleted or just noseying into people's saved files should be illegal.

Repair the computer, owner pays for repairs, owner of the computer takes it home, that's the deal. :hatsoff:

 

[busenbust]

Why on earth would anyone trust their data (erased/non-erased) to a complete stranger??

 

[Born2Jizz]

I understand that doing this would erase EVERYTHING on the hard drive, but if you reformatted it (right click drive, properties, quick format) would it be permanently gone THEN? Again, I know everything else would as well (programs and all) but I'm just wondering in terms of your stuff being DELETED for sure... What about downloaded movies and games? Could you get in trouble for that stuff?? I'll bet it's more often that they get in trouble for illegal downloads than they do for kiddy porn.

 

[busenbust]

"I understand that doing this would erase EVERYTHING on the hard drive, but if you reformatted it (right click drive, properties, quick format) would it be permanently gone THEN?"

^^^
Unlikely, as surveillance and forensic recoverable software would find those files or at least some of those files. The ONLY full-proof way is the sledge+hammer approach

 

[Born2Jizz]

"I understand that doing this would erase EVERYTHING on the hard drive, but if you reformatted it (right click drive, properties, quick format) would it be permanently gone THEN?"

^^^
Unlikely, as surveillance and forensic recoverable software would find those files or at least some of those files. The ONLY full-proof way is the sledge+hammer approach

How? It basically hits RESET on the hard drive and wipes out EVERYTHING.

 

[Born2Jizz]

Im not trying to argue, by the way. Just curious how it works. Lol I just read my above post and realized it came off a little sassy....

 

[busenbust]

How? It basically hits RESET on the hard drive and wipes out EVERYTHING.

If you insist. Rather you than me:eek:

Sorry, just re-read your edit. I'm not sure about the technicalities involved but merely wiping the hard drive ('reformatting') does not 'remove' all data. Sure enough, Windows might not see it but what of the forensic undelete software. And I simply don't believe that it is commercially available to the rest of us. The only sure-fire way is destruction of hard drive - sledge+hammer. IMO.

 

[busenbust]

If you insist. Rather you than me:eek:

Sorry, just re-read your edit. I'm not sure about the technicalities involved but merely wiping the hard drive ('reformatting') does not 'remove' all data. Sure enough, Windows might not see it but what of the forensic undelete software. And I simply don't believe that it is commercially available to the rest of us. The only sure-fire way is destruction of hard drive - sledge+hammer. IMO.

Perhaps, if the sledge+hammer approach is too unwieldy, NUKING the hard-drive is at least a safer bet.

 

[marquis2]

Reformatting a hard drive doesn't delete the data , it simply removes all the labels.Same as an ordinary delete but it involves the whole hard drive.
The good news is that there are some freeware erasing programs.These remove the labels and overwrite the files as many times as you tell it to.Also they can remove all directory entries which undelete software detect.In fact a single overwrite is sufficient to hide old data from all but the mose expensive and sophisticated undelete software.The one I use - Eraser_ also overwrites cluster tips and can clean the whole hard drive. http://eraser.heidi.ie/

 

[sophiesizzle]

yes, everyone should understand that there is no "delete permently" All you are doing when you delete a file is removing the pointer to that file. If you don't want your local repair shop seeing your porn for example, always save it to another drive, or device that you will not take in.

Yep thats what i do :sunny:

 

[Born2Jizz]

Reformatting a hard drive doesn't delete the data , it simply removes all the labels.Same as an ordinary delete but it involves the whole hard drive.
The good news is that there are some freeware erasing programs.These remove the labels and overwrite the files as many times as you tell it to.Also they can remove all directory entries which undelete software detect.In fact a single overwrite is sufficient to hide old data from all but the mose expensive and sophisticated undelete software.The one I use - Eraser_ also overwrites cluster tips and can clean the whole hard drive. http://eraser.heidi.ie/

Thank you! That's all I wanted to know.:thumbsup:

 

[indybt33]

I am not condoning illegal behavior, but it really irritates me when a repair shop turns someone in for something they found on a computer.

It is obvious that the first thing a tech does is to "snoop" through your hardrive looking for something good. I don't think they are trying to find illegal stuff, but I am sure they are looking for "good" stuff. They probably keep a large zip drive close by to take souveniers too. I am sure that you can expect no privacy about anything that is on your hard drive when you take it in for repair.

To me it is kind of like having a maid that looks under the matress for sex toys and magazines. Just cause they can get away with it, doesn't make it less of an unnecessary invasion of privacy.

 

[on]

Safe as fuck!