Article 4B1J0 What do sexy selfies, search warrants, tax files have in common? They've all been found on resold USB sticks

What do sexy selfies, search warrants, tax files have in common? They've all been found on resold USB sticks

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Story ImageYou do know just dragging stuff to the delete folder doesn't wipe stuff, right? Apparently not

About two-thirds of USB memory sticks bought secondhand in the US and UK have recoverable and sometimes sensitive data, and in one-fifth of the devices studied, the past owner could be identified."

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