Have you fallen prey to common PC privacy myths? Check and see.
Even this deep into the Information Age, most people are still plagued by certain PC privacy myths. For example: if you think deleting a file erases it from your computer, then you've fallen for one of the most prevalent myths. As any hacker could tell you, a file remains in memory, somewhere, until it's actively overwritten.
Even then, it may still be recoverable. Back in the old days, if you wanted to be rid of a document, you could tear it up and burn it, and it would be gone for good. With computers, a document might linger, at least in fragmentary form, for years...and that's the least of your PC privacy worries.