"All data stored on the hard disk drive can be erased instantly, in less than a second, using the advanced secure erase feature. For public institutions and companies that handle large amounts of personal and other confidential data, this dramatically lowers the time and cost involved in wiping clean the hard drives of computers that are disposed of or reused." -------- I'm assuming all data is encrypted to start with, so it acts like a simple fast format; no need to go over the entire surface of the drive to 'shred' the data.
I don't see what the big deal is. My hard drives have had this security feature for years. Now if they'd only tell me _when_ it was going to be activated...
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"All data stored on the hard disk drive can be erased instantly, in less than a second, using the advanced secure erase feature. For public institutions and companies that handle large amounts of personal and other confidential data, this dramatically lowers the time and cost involved in wiping clean the hard drives of computers that are disposed of or reused."
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I'm assuming all data is encrypted to start with, so it acts like a simple fast format; no need to go over the entire surface of the drive to 'shred' the data.
I don't see what the big deal is. My hard drives have had this security feature for years. Now if they'd only tell me _when_ it was going to be activated...