Charities that refurbish old PCs for people in cash-strapped countries were
quick to reassure donors today following a BBC report about sensitive
information found on machines sold in markets in the developing world.
The Five Live report, previewing a special investigation to be screened
tonight on BBC One's Real Story (7.30pm), found hard disks containing personal
data, and even banking details.
A DLI statement said it provided a data-destruction certificate to all
donors.
Chief executive David Sogan said: "We work in partnership with professional
refurbishment companies to ensure absolute security and environmental excellence
for our donors."
The problem of sensitive information on hard disks is not restricted to poor
countries and a company called Nova Development recently
released a utility that cleans old data out of PCs. Simply deleting files
is not effective as they can usually be retrieved.
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