Questions tagged [deletion]
Secure deletion of data.
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Is it possible to completely delete information from a smartphone? [duplicate]
Information deleted from a smartphone can be restored using special software and equipment, even if the phone was previously reset to factory settings.
As a rule, security forces have this type. Is ...
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Factory reset of OpenWrt router, are my sensitive config files really not recoverable after command "firstboot"?
I would like to give away an old OpenWrt router. I have done the following.
firstboot -y && reboot
/dev/ubi0_1 is mounted as /overlay, only erasing files
Connection to 192.168.55.12 closed by ...
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How to wipe SSD [duplicate]
I would like to know how to wipe a SSD securely to remove virus malware and all data on it in a way that it could be reusable and can be used again.
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I plan on giving away old computers : to protect my personal data, is it enough to remove the hard drives?
I have a desktop from ~2009 and a laptop from 2014 (Samsung NP700Z7C) that I'd like to give away so people can reuse parts if they wish to.
However, I don't want to take any risks regarding personal ...
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Can an email trace be maliciously removed by an admin on a default Outlook setup?
I'm doing some research into email servers and how they work.
There is a function in Outlook 365 where an admin can perform several traces on emails for the past 90 days. For example, an 'enhanced ...
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Is the information from SD card still recoverable if I use full format (uncheck quick format) in Windows?
I need to wipe SD card so that information from it is not recoverable. If I perform full format in Windows by unchecking the "Quick Format" check box and format SD card that way is the ...
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Will a buyer be able to restore my personal data from my iPhone? [duplicate]
I want to sell my iPhone but it has lots of personal data on it. Apple suggests to Erase All Content and Settings before selling an iPhone. Is this enough to reliably delete all data or will it be ...
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Reliably destroy all information on magnetic disk through digital medium
In a scenario where a person wants to give away their device (magnetic disk included), leaving the disk usable for the receiver, how might that person go about destroying ALL data (except firmware) on ...
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Is filling the internal storage of an Android device using `dd` sufficient for data removal?
I have a rooted phone I'm willing to sell, but I had Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on it and I am questioning whether filling the internal storage with null bytes using dd would be ...
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How can data from VirtualBox leak to the host and how to avoid it?
I used a virtual machine (Windows host/Linux mint guest) to store some very sensitive and private data (it shouldn't be uncovered by state-level actors). Today I decided to check how much deleted ...
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Signal — Can message previews of the messages you send be disabled in the chats’ list of your addressee?
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Signal is armed with measures to instil a sense of privacy in users by preventing undisclosed screenshotting and screencasting message threads, and by enabling the sender to set their text, ...
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Can a deleted file on an SSD with trim enabled be recovered? [duplicate]
I'm just wondering from a security stand point if a deleted file on an SSD with trim enabled can be recovered? I've did some research and it would seem it is impossible unless for some reason trim ...
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Data remanence - DDR2
I read "Data Remanence in Semiconductor Devices" by Peter Gutmann, in which it is stated that it is possible to reconstruct the content of an erased SRAM based on changes of properties of ...
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Erased encrypted HDD, then secure erased 10% of it before selling it - is it safe?
I have a 4TB mechanical hard drive that was encrypted before I ever wrote any file on it. I used a 25 character password with symbols.
Before I sold it, I unmounted the disk while it was still ...
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How can you securely destroy data permanently and completely? [duplicate]
I have some extremely sensitive data on a computer, hard drive, and on a private server. I do not care about cost or method, as I have a lot of funds (though not unlimited) and I do not want to go ...
