SEATTLE — Our digital devices are doomed to die or become obsolete. As we've reported, electronics contain a terrible mix of toxic chemicals and materials, so you should dispose of them properly. But ...

A new external SSD will permanently wipe all of its data if you activate a self-destruct button. Taiwan's TeamGroup calls its product "the world’s first external SSD with built-in data destruction ...

Data is of utmost importance for businesses and consumers in today’s digital world. Everything from documents, emails, and passwords to financial information is stored on your hard drives or SSDs.

Toshiba on Tuesday introduced a new hard drive feature that can wipe out data after the storage devices are powered down. The Wipe feature in Toshiba’s SED (Self-Encrypting Drives) will allow for ...

Canada’s privacy watchdog says Staples Canada (again) failed to fully wipe personal data from some returned laptops before reselling them. The finding comes from a recent investigation by the Office ...

Why You Should Care: Almost every company eventually has to dispose of older hard drives, and they need a way to ensure (and prove) that the data on those drives was securely deleted. The Lowdown: ...

Brave Browser 1.71 for iOS introduces a new privacy-focused feature called "Shred," which allows users to easily delete site-specific mobile browsing data. Many sites use first-party cookies for ...

Privacy Commissioner investigation found Staples Canada resold laptops without wiping customer data. Experts explain how to ...