Supposedly Destroyed Hard Drive Purchased In Chicago

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Claudio Gutiérrez <claudio.gutierrez.m () gmail com>
Date: June 3, 2006 11:52:43 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Supposedly Destroyed Hard Drive Purchased In Chicago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wlwt/20060601/lo_wlwt/9303216

A year ago, Henry and Roma Gerbus took their computer to Best Buy in  
Springfield Township to have its hard drive replaced. Henry Gerbus  
said Best Buy assured him the computer's old hard drive -- loaded  
with personal information -- would be destroyed.

"They said rest assured. They drill holes in it so it's useless,"  
said Gerbus.

A few months ago, Gerbus got a phone call from a man in Chicago. "He  
said, 'My name is Ed. I just bought your hard drive for $25 at a flea  
market in Chicago,'" said Gerbus.

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