Degaussing–using magnetic fields to erase data on magnetic media–has been around for a long time. It was included in the Department of Defense 5220-22.M standard (which was formerly regarded as the leading standard for data destruction) and is in the more current NIST 800-88 standard. However, while degaussing can effectively destroy data, not all degaussing …
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