The stupidity of these people is staggering.
Who crushes and “destroys” hard drives and then leaves them around the house.
Or am I doing my data destruction wrong?
They probably tossed the original drives in the Atlantic.
Yes, but the degausser is gone.
Simple and obvious technique:
Reformat the drive, then smash it with a hammer, then load it in a hefty bag with old fruit and vegetables and newspapers. Drive 50 miles in a random direction, find a 7-11 and throw your trash in their public dumpster.
Repeat as necessary, one drive at time, driving in a different direction each time.
Honestly, if a “destroyed” hard drive is left around the house, it makes me think it was planted there so that it could be found by the authorities and judged to be “totally harmless”.