Why is Data Destruction necessary?

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Why is Data Destruction necessary?
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You must get to know what information your hard
disc holds before disposing of old computer
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Your computer might hold your personal and
financial information, including
Passwords
Account Numbers
Tax Returns
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Addresses and phone numbers
Medical and prescription information
License keys for software programs
Files created automatically by browsers and
operating systems
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When you delete a file from your computer, it is
not permanently removed but the data itself still
remains on your hard drive as unallocated space
and can be retrieved with a data recovery
program. To remove data from a hard drive
permanently, the hard drive needs to be formatted
completely.
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Before you clean a hard drive, take the back up
in one of the storage media
USB Drive CD Rom External Hard Drive New
Computer
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