
and as this is disputed, things get very grey, dark and nasty.
but yes, always wipe your computer clean before you sell it.
on the subject of mr glitter, that was a clear breach of privacy (no matter how you look at it) by pc world staff. however, in the hoo hah that followed, that little matter was forgot about...
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Wed 31 May 2006, 2:58,
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but yes, always wipe your computer clean before you sell it.
on the subject of mr glitter, that was a clear breach of privacy (no matter how you look at it) by pc world staff. however, in the hoo hah that followed, that little matter was forgot about...

how many other peoples' computers they "had a look at".
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Wed 31 May 2006, 3:15,
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oh might add
if folks are _really_ bothered about the contents of hd's when selling computers, the only way to securely erase a hd is to destroy it, I'd recommend melting.
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Wed 31 May 2006, 3:20,
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if folks are _really_ bothered about the contents of hd's when selling computers, the only way to securely erase a hd is to destroy it, I'd recommend melting.