Wipe your drive when dumping your computer.
It is not unusual for friends to ask me for help when they are tossing out an older computer and don’t want to leave their data out there for some identity thief to pick up. These friends are smart enough to know better. Most people don’t. If you pick up a used computer or used hard drive off of Craigs list or ebay, more often than not the old user’s information is still there. Maybe they through the real incriminating stuff in the trash first, but this is often easily recoverable to anyone with a little know how. If you want to protect your information you need to remove it with something like DBAN, Darik’s Boot and Nuke. This free, simple software gives you several options, all of which will leave you comfortable that your data will not return to haunt you. Check it out before you toss it out.
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