That Computer Guy

	Secure Data Deletion: $25 A basic privacy measure that is often overlooked is the proper destruction of data on hard drives. When it comes to data stored on your computer, deleting files doesn't actually remove the data. File information is kept in a directory so that the operating system can find it. When you delete a file, all you are doing is removing it from the directory and flagging that part of the drive as being available for new data. Until that region is overwritten, the old data can be retrieved. Even formatting the hard drive is not sufficient. Before you give away, resell, or recycle your old computer Let That Computer guy make sure there is absolutely no trace of your personal information on the hard drive.