Re: [Tails-dev] overwriting with random data

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Author: Adam Burns
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To: tails-dev
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] overwriting with random data
On 14/08/2020 19:58, kirgali@??? wrote:

> Why does Tails default to overwriting with random data (instead of ones
> and zeros) ? When erasing files.

I would suggest because different types of media leave different
artifacts when writing over data.



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