
Disk scrubbing/cleaning/purging: if it's good enough for NSA and DoD, and its good enough for UIUC, it might just be a good idea for you. Don't become another victim of identity theft: let me ensure that your old hardware is securely cleared.
Just how secure is your transaction data? Think you're safe? Think again.
"If you haven't done anything wrong, then you have nothing to fear." Then, when the police have the warrant without real justification, just for fun, they take a "narrow" look for a particular set of data in your digital media. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as "narrow scope" when it comes to a hard drive - the boys in blue have free reign over your entire digital life.
How much and what kind of information was on the computers about OTHER patients and employees when the cops executed a search warrant against Michael Jackson's doctor? (Refer back to the "free reign" link, above)
There's ways around government bans on networking and communication. Being a servicemember doesn't mean you give up your right to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly (online), and freedom from the scrutinizing eyes of Uncle Sam (aka, Big Brother).
Do you really think Microsoft, the largest government IT contractor in the world, gives a darn about your privacy?
Is the government tracking you through fillings in your teeth? LARD thinks so! (Yes, the last one is a joke...I hope!)

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