You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman / TNS I ...

A typical home desktop computer or laptop hard drive can contain your social security number, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and website logins and passwords. This information can remain ...

You can destroy a hard drive by wiping its contents and disassembling its parts for ultimate security.

Ready to give your old computer the heave-ho? Before you do, remember that computers often hold all kinds of personal and financial information that thieves could find valuable—passwords, account ...

A coalition pushing for better recycling of toxin-containing PCs used its Monday stop in Denver to criticize giant Dell Computer Corp. as a "laggard in the recycling effort." The Hard Drive Across the ...

Paper, plastic, glass. Each has its place when the time comes to recycle. But what about a computer? What about thousands of computers each year? That was the dilemma facing Temple University's ...

Disposing of outdated computing equipment is a costly proposition for companies--even if they manage to sell off some gear, a new study says. Released Monday by research company Gartner, the study ...