So yeah .. increasing difficulty every overwrite. So how many ? Have you tried to do any data recovery after you "deleted" something with a tool that actually overwrites the data ?
For modern drives, overwriting the data once is sufficient (although it's often recommended to do two passes to ensure you cover every bit).
I have never done this myself. The reason the above is true is because you have to have a laboratory with extremely specialized equipment to restore after overwriting, and you may need nation-state level resources to do it. The reason I brought up the fact that it's possible is because we're dealing with a nation-state event (the election), but I doubt they'll go to those forensic measures.
If only you would just provide some resources ... otherwise i just have to say to me it smell like a lot like bullshit and more likely, when such claims were made ... the data was acquired through other methods .
I recognize that Wikipedia isn't a "source," but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_remanence. I'll fully recognize that it's controversial, and that with modern drives, it's probably completely safe to overwrite once.
So yeah .. increasing difficulty every overwrite. So how many ? Have you tried to do any data recovery after you "deleted" something with a tool that actually overwrites the data ?
I did ... and i failed to recover anything.
For modern drives, overwriting the data once is sufficient (although it's often recommended to do two passes to ensure you cover every bit).
I have never done this myself. The reason the above is true is because you have to have a laboratory with extremely specialized equipment to restore after overwriting, and you may need nation-state level resources to do it. The reason I brought up the fact that it's possible is because we're dealing with a nation-state event (the election), but I doubt they'll go to those forensic measures.
If only you would just provide some resources ... otherwise i just have to say to me it smell like a lot like bullshit and more likely, when such claims were made ... the data was acquired through other methods .
https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/shred-files-and-wipe-disks.html
I recognize that Wikipedia isn't a "source," but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_remanence. I'll fully recognize that it's controversial, and that with modern drives, it's probably completely safe to overwrite once.
Yeah ... that just says what you already mentioned in you previous comment. I remain unconvinced. :D
That's fine! It's definitely a controversial take.