1998-01-26 - Re: Burning papers

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To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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Raw Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 11:04:54 +0800

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From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 11:04:54 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Burning papers
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Igor Chudov @ home wrote:

> I burned a couple of floppies, too. Actually I am not sure how good job
> would shredding of floppies do. I assume that bits and pieces of data
> can still be recovered... But hopefully no one would care enough.

I've heard that you can look at it under a microscope with a polarizing
filter and see the magnetic patterns.  But it's much easier to just encrypt
the disk so you don't waste the media when you're finished.

Plastic should burn fine, as most is polyethylene (CH2) which produces
water and carbon dioxide when burned, leaving virtually no residue.  The
only plastic that you'd need to worry about is chlorinated stuff like PVC.

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• 1998-01-25 (Mon, 26 Jan 1998 02:23:45 +0800) - Burning papers - ichudov@Algebra.COM (Igor Chudov @ home)
  • 1998-01-25 (Mon, 26 Jan 1998 04:04:26 +0800) - Re: Burning papers - Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com>
    • 1998-01-25 (Mon, 26 Jan 1998 04:14:27 +0800) - Re: Burning papers - ichudov@Algebra.COM (Igor Chudov @ home)
      • 1998-01-28 (Thu, 29 Jan 1998 06:06:35 +0800) - Predicting cipher life / NSA rigged DES? / Destroying encrypted data (Tangent to Re: Burning papers) - “Uhh…this is Joe [Randall Farmer]” <rfarmer@HiWAAY.net>
    • 1998-01-26 (Mon, 26 Jan 1998 11:04:54 +0800) - Re: Burning papers - nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
  • 1998-01-26 (Mon, 26 Jan 1998 16:26:21 +0800) - Re: Burning papers - Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>