Originally Posted by Dreameaver
Not good and illegal. glad your son has the good sense to distance himself immediately. On the same vein, never give computer away or even take to recycle or trash without scrubbing the hard drive so that no one CAN retrieve personal info.
There is no real good way to scrub a hard drive without some very sophisticated programs. The best way to be sure your information is secure is to remove the hard drive and find a sledgehammer. My BIL is in IT and shared that with me.