Find a high powered eletromagnet and make a deguasser, then rig up a press to put a 30 degree or so bend in them. They shouldnt be reconnized by operating system and the wont spin up. But, take the board off first to get some $ out of them. I don't think the value of the hard drive will be high after that because the platters will be damaged? Maybe offer each step at a price to there degree of desire or concern. With the extreme result being you hiring the competition to do the shredding?
I am not a lawyer, but if they sign a contract telling you how to destroy the data and a list of serial numbers. Then you document it...video it...How can you get in trouble? You can't know what is on there to say deguass or shread or both, it's against HIPAA? They made the decission.
I was planning on trying to make a deguasser with a couple elcromagnetic door locks? Money has been the culpret keeping me from my experiment...but I think they would work?
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