[BBLISA] DDS Tape Erasure/Destruction Services?

[Steve Revilak]

> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:08:50 -0400
> From: Theo Van Dinter <felicity at kluge.net>
> To: Back Bay LISA <bblisa at bblisa.org>
> Subject: [BBLISA] DDS Tape Erasure/Destruction Services?

> I have dozens of DDS and DDS2 tapes which I used to use for backups of my
> old personal server.  I'd like to get rid of all of them, but they still
> have data on there that I'd prefer not to let other people have access to.
>
> Is there a local (I'm in between Boston and Worcester) company I could
> bring these tapes to so that the data will be made non-recoverable?
> Preferably inexpensively?
>
> Basically I'm paranoid but I'm cheap. ;)
>
> Alternately, is disassembling/smashing the tapes considered "good enough"?
> I really don't think people are going to be going after my tapes in my
> trash, but ...


>From having attempted to splice DDS tapes back together, I would say
that it falls somewhere between exceedingly difficult and freakin'
impossible.  I think physical destruction would be fine.

Slide the bottom of the cartridge back, flip up the front door, rip
off a few arm lengths of tape, crinkle it up, and toss it in the
trash.

If you're more paranoid than that, get a ball peen hammer, a pair of
safety goggles and have a blast :)

Steve