alt Hacker Newsthat's one alternative. another is: the corporation is regulated against unnecessary waste, and they do their due diligence to ensure the drive is wiped before resale/donation.
trade secrets must take a backseat to human rights and toxic pollution from mines.
>trade secrets must take a backseat to human rights and toxic pollution from mines.
Or personal medical information, which in some cases( STI status, etc) can ruin thousands of lives if leaked.
The solution is recycling the destroyed drives, not banning secure data destruction.