Re: How to zero a failing disk drive before disposal?

From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf_at_riseup.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:33:08 UTC 
On Thu, 2024-10-10 at 23:07 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> The advantage of SSDs could be that the data is probably lost
> relatively quickly if they have not been supplied with power for a
> long time.

Hearsay, therefore "quickly" vs "long time" :D

AFAIK SSDs really do function in such a way that the actual storage
space is significantly larger than the space available to the user. It
would cost a secret service nothing, just a backdoor to access the whole
space.