"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:9YWvj.397$xg6.104@trnddc07:

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> Don't say "..noone does it.". I see disk sanitization done all the
> time.

I see lots of people who don't really know what they're doing, and don't
have particularly sensitive info, "over sanitizing" their disks.

> This isn't something for just Defense organizations. Sanitization
> should be done by *any* company that has company proprietary
> information stored on their respective hard disks.

I'd hope everyone agrees on that bit! What's up for debate is how much
overwriting is actually needed.