[dundee] Copiers have hard drives?

[Axel]

Interesting, but why they have a hard disc? I mean from a technical  
point it isn't necessary. If it necessary to store a document  
temporarily, it can store into the RAM and after switching off the  
machine all sensible data past away.


Quoting Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk>:

> Thank you for that - I've been trying to warn clients about discarding
> equipment for a long time, with nobody listening: this will help.
>
> RJL
>
>> Seemingly since 2002 digital copiers have hard drives to store all
>> photocopied information. So you have companies or organisations  dumping
>> their old photocopiers without realising that all their sensitive data that
>> has been photocopied are still on that copier's hard drive:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pIFUOav2xE
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>
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