Destruction and Disposal Methods
Think of all the sensitive data written to a hard drive. Said drive can contain information about students, about clients, about users, about anyone and anything. That hard drive can be in a desktop PC, in a laptop, or even in a printer (many laser printers above consumer grade offer the ability to add a hard drive to store print jobs), and if it falls into the wrong hands, you can not only lose valuable data but also risk a lawsuit for not properly protecting privacy. An appropriate data destruction/disposal plan should be in place to avoid any potential problems.
Since data on media holds great value and liability, that media should never be simply tossed away for prying eyes to stumble upon. For the purpose ...
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