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‘Data Crusher’: Instantly ‘Obliterate’ Hard Drives and Other Digital Data With This Tool

Japanese Company Develops Data Killer Device That Wipes Out Magnetic Data

The Data Killer by Platform of Japan is a device that uses magnetic fields to wipe devices of data. The Data Killer comes in different sizes to accommodate everything from a single hard drive to a whole laptop. (Image: DigInfo TV screenshot)

There are many reasons why one might want to get rid of digital data, but as MSNBC points out zeroing all the data collected on your hard drive could take hours. Enter the Data Killer, a new device created by a Japanese company that can erase the data on hard drives, laptops, discs and tapes instantly.

“To put it simply, this is a device for wiping out magnetic data. Its strong magnetic field obliterates the data on a hard disc so you can think of it as a ‘data crusher.’ It erases data instantly,” Michishi Nanayama, CEO of Platform of Japan, said in a DigInfo TV feature video.

The device uses a magnetic field to destroy data by changing its magnetic alignment. In doing so, it only wipes out the data and leaves the device reusable.

GeekOSystem gives this nefarious example for how the Data Killer could be used:

For when the police are knocking at your door and you have piles and piles of hard drives filled with stolen credit card info, CIA secrets, duck porn, or pirated movies (take your pick) there comes this amazing product from Platform of Japan.

Non-criminal reasons why one might want to erase data, pointed out by MSNBC, includes “shredding your digital information” and “recycling your old laptop:”

The product would be great for retailers with recycling programs. Take in your old computer, pop in the hard drive, and have no worries that your data can be accessed by identity thieves on down the line.

Check out DigInfo TV’s report on the Data Killer for more:

Comments (10)

  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:32am

    Not aS MUCH FUN AS A REAL CRUSHER

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  • cemerius
    Posted on May 17, 2012 at 9:06pm

    Awesome for the fact that a degausser renders the device useless except for its gold parts……

    Report Post » cemerius  
  • steelpanther
    Posted on May 17, 2012 at 7:38pm

    bout the only way your going prevent people from getting the data is a nail though the hard drive, and even that won’t keep the CIA from it. You want to keep anyone from ever seeing what was on that hard drive? Open it up and burn the plates.

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    • Wolfgang the Gray
      Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:50pm

      I always found that pulling the platters out of the drive and sanding them down to shiny metal with my orbital sander keeps my data away from sleazy crooks or sleazy politicians.

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  • moparcar
    Posted on May 17, 2012 at 4:36pm

    Will this work on zero’s blackBarry? I mean that should be part of the official records.

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    • VanceUppercut
      Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:20pm

      @moparcar
      I’m curious, what are your thoughts on the White House e-mails during the Bush admin that were deleted, or the e-mails Rick “I forgot the third thing” Perry has been deleting to keep the public from seeing them? Surely you wouldn’t have a double standard on this sort of thing. A Conservative with a double standard? Now that’s just science fiction.

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  • Stunner
    Posted on May 17, 2012 at 2:45pm

    How big does this contraption have to be?

    Report Post » Stunner  
  • lukerw
    Posted on May 17, 2012 at 1:30am

    This will be big on the WH Xmas List!

    Report Post » lukerw  

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