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What happens to returned IT gear
50Twuncle
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I have been offered a refund on a faulty tablet (13 months old) by PC world - but am concerned about leaving data on it - Although not accessible via normal methods, it obviously is still there (as happens on returned conventional HDD's - even after formatting !!!)
Before anyone says "did I not use password protection" - this would not help at all - passwords work in the tablet BIOS level - which is above the user level - so would not prevent "piggybacking" data recovery..
I am assuming that the faulty gear, gets shipped to the far east or India for salvage, but what is to stop the flash memory from being extracted and data recovered
To that end - I have requested that, after assessment - I am given the device back and this will allow me to restrict further access with a hammer - the bits will then be returned to PC world.....
Unless someone has an alternative suggestion ?
Before anyone says "did I not use password protection" - this would not help at all - passwords work in the tablet BIOS level - which is above the user level - so would not prevent "piggybacking" data recovery..
I am assuming that the faulty gear, gets shipped to the far east or India for salvage, but what is to stop the flash memory from being extracted and data recovered
To that end - I have requested that, after assessment - I am given the device back and this will allow me to restrict further access with a hammer - the bits will then be returned to PC world.....
Unless someone has an alternative suggestion ?
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they will tell you to get lost.
it is upto you to remove all data before returning it
think: , you say china etc , you say extract flash memory, how much is memory new?0 -
enfield_freddy wrote: »they will tell you to get lost.
it is upto you to remove all data before returning it
think: , you say china etc , you say extract flash memory, how much is memory new?
How do I remove data from an inaccessible drive ?
How much is DATA old ?0 -
What make you think that anyone cares about what data you may have stored on it?
Unless you are an individual with access to data that would be considered so sensitive that absolutely nobody must see it, then nobody is going to give a toss and they certainly won't bother going to the extreme of running a recovery routine on it.Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it0 -
since when did a tablet have a drive ? it has a chunk of memory worth less than nothing second hand, so not worth unsoldering
the chances are that they will be sold off to a company that repairs and resells them
as far as selling to a 3rd world country , hell the chineeze are already doing it , sending there crap to the UK0 -
It'll get refurbished and sold to an Ebay seller.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Quiet_Spark wrote: »What make you think that anyone cares about what data you may have stored on it?
Unless you are an individual with access to data that would be considered so sensitive that absolutely nobody must see it, then nobody is going to give a toss and they certainly won't bother going to the extreme of running a recovery routine on it.
Right - Would you not worry about your personal data if you sell a phone or PC ?
I have emails and passwords both personal and work) as well as browsing history on the device (banking etc) - none of which I want to be generally known0 -
Tablets do have drives - just flash as opposed to HDD - In my case, its 16Gb in size !!enfield_freddy wrote: »since when did a tablet have a drive ? it has a chunk of memory worth less than nothing second hand, so not worth unsoldering
the chances are that they will be sold off to a company that repairs and resells them
as far as selling to a 3rd world country , hell the chineeze are already doing it , sending there crap to the UK
Its not the value of the hardware - it's the data that concerns me
If it is sold to a refurb company - will they securely wipe the data before selling it on ?0 -
You may have to trust to luck, that the next owner is not in the slightest bit interested in any data...............http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/android-phone-wiping-fails-to-delete-personal-data/Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
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Not an Alcoholic...!0 -
Ask PC World how they secure un-removeable data on returned items.0
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