Computer Privacy – Is My Personal Information Still Vulnerable After Emptying the Recycle Bin?
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It is rare to find any person that has employment in any country these days that does not have access to, or work with computers and the internet on a daily basis. It is a day to day common necessity. With the abundance of data subject to exposure by unscrupulous individuals, your files, (yes, even deleted files) personal data, credit card numbers, chat logs, email logs (yes, even deleted files) are subject to exploitation by devious computer users.
They use this information to steal identities, credit card numbers, and in some cases use chat logs, and email logs to blackmail individuals. I don’t know about the readers, but my computer is my brain. Everything about me is located on my hard drive.
If you have used your computer through the internet for the following, you have left vulnerable files, (unbenounced to you) accessible on your computer:
??Do you make purchases through the Internet?
??Do you Delete Vulnerable Cookies every night?
??Do you shut down your computer every night?
??Website history is trackable. Do you want others knowing where you have been on the internet?
??Do you worry about personal information, like chats, emails and files you delete?
Does this concern you? I know it concerns me. I pride myself on always protecting my data through manual operations, to keep my privacy private. The first time I ran a “Evidence Software” I had 473 pieces of data that was subject to vulnerability. I ran the same software on my Father’s PC, he had 8121 pieces of data vulnerable.
Many computer users suppose that when a file has been deleted, it has been removed forever. Even when the recycle bin is emptied, you are actually only removing the files reference from the file system table and the deleted file can still be retrieved.
The good news is that there is software available, “Evidence Eraser Software” that realizes that maintaining privacy is of utmost importance and when using, will give you peace of mind that your private information remains private. Do a Google search on “Privacy Software” and keep your privacy safe. Spend a few dollars on a good software program. You’ll be glad you did.
Robert Z Caldwell is an avid Computer Securities Technician. Growing up, as a Junior in High School he received a coveted award as ROP Student of the Year for California. He has contributed to numerous Security & Network Related Forums with his insight. Check Vulnerability Here Visit Robert’s Blog for more information: http://RcaldwellBlog.com
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Posted on: June 18, 2009
Filed under: News & Society
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