http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/06/one_year_ago_ha.html#posts?GT1=8211
essentially, it’s a tale of a gentleman who went into bestbuy to replace a crashed hard drive. after being assured that the HD would be disposed properly of (since it contains lots of personal info), the drive showed up at a flea market in Chicago, for $25.
lol…
moral of the story is…well, there is none except be careful?
~ciao