So just because you clean up your hard drive and get rid of it, does it mean you are safe? If you say, "Yes," then....you might want to check some things out and do some research.
This article is about what can be recovered from a hard drive and how much damage you need to inflict to make the HD unrecoverable.
Normal everyday hazards such as dipping it in liquid or dropping it will not make the hard drive unrecoverable, but it will take a professional to get everything back to you.
On the other hand, smashing it and running it over with a car, like the people at the BBC did, may do the job.
So for privacy's sake, if you are getting rid of a computer, do something with the hard drive. Someone can find all your information even if you think the hard drive is erased or destroyed.
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