The following is a typical list of contents left for anyone to see, found on a cross section of old hard drives..

• Social Security / National Insurance Numbers
• Bank Account details
• Name, address and Credit Card information
• Date of Birth
• Passwords
• Illegal material (Pornography)
• Confidential business material

In short, the old computers could be traced back to the user by following the data trail left on the hard drives

Make sure you contact companies such as Secure Data Recycling to ensure that your old Hard Drives are wiped or destroyed properly

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