McAfee's also has a file shredding option with their anti-virus. It
works out of the deleted files folder and give you the option to delete
or to shred.
Ron
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Larry Medina
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: "Shredding" software
>
> When I discuss the disposition of electronic records, people are
> surprised and often concerned that by simply deleting an electronic
file
> it is not truly destroyed, but still discoverable. This type of
software
> would be very useful for that purpose, but I can also see it as being
> very dangerous for people to be able to obliterate files, especially
in
> the world of drag and drop. I am interested in anyone's opinion of
this
> issue or use of this or similar software.
>
Of concern with the use of this type of "file deleting software" is that
an
organization have clearly stated policies on when it is to be used, and
by
whom. Improper or unauthorized complete erasure of files can be
potentially
seen as spoliation, especially if (as Gerry properly reminds us) all
copies,
backups, archived content, etc. is not also deleted. If during a
discovery
action the information is not found in it's likely location, but can be
found elsewhere, it raises a large question as to what ELSE was deleted
when
and who had the authority to do it?
I think there are numerous cases in which complete deletion of
electronic
content is appropriate, but ensuring that policies and practices exist
so
it's done appropriately is very important.
Larry
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Larry Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972
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