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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Trash, Delete, Shred
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-06-29 10:06:20
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On Sunday 29 June 2003 01:08, Neil Stevens wrote:
> On Saturday June 28, 2003 04:05, David Hugh-Jones wrote:
> > On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 15:15, Jan Schumacher wrote:
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> > > I understand that large menus might be cumbersome, but I personally
> > > was confused, when the shred action was removed from the context menu.
> > > I thought it had been removed from konqueror and only found its
> > > shortcut by accident.
> >
> > well, it sounds as if this action can't really do what it claims. (does
> > someone want to elaborate on this?) if so, then maybe we should really
> > remove it completely.
>
> It is possible that an OS could be made to support such a feature.  Instead
> of removing it completely, make it a configure-time option.

The fundamental problem that I have with the feature is that it create a sense 
of security that it may not provide, even if the OS supports perfect 
shredding of the file in question itself. You see, the file may have arrived 
in a multitude of ways on your computer, and while the file was being 
processed it may have been started in part or in full on your harddisk 
already. Merily shredding the visible file only will never get rid of the 
hidden traces that can have been left behind getting the file on your system 
in the first place.

The correct solution to this privacy problem is using an encrypted 
file-system.

Cheers,
Waldo
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