Does western digital look through data on warranties drives that are returned?

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Putting all the porn jokes aside:)

I have a few years worth of tax returns among many other software files on my mybook that just died. It still warrantied but I don't want some shmuck getting my tax info if they start going through drives thatare returned to them because they are defective.

Any clue what they do with them on there end
 
Based on the volume they go through, I'd seriously doubt it. I'm sure it is an automated system of some kind, not a guy individually looking at the drive.
 
You mean officially? :p: lol there must be a written policy on that issue.

But my guess is: Unofficially... I bet they sent the data recovered to be sifted through by some computers and than analyzed by someone in some think-thank.
I mean honestly... it's an opportunity like few out there to see what the public is doing... and not just you in particular. :D

But taxreturns and software... dude anybody who gives a damn about those will digg them out. And big brother already has them so what's the harm! :D
 
I wouldn't worry about it. People with way more sensitive data than that have RMAed plenty of drives. If WD or Seagate was doing anything shady with RMAs they would be in BIG trouble with some of the large companies they service.
 
Meh not sure I will be able to now, I opened the mybook case ready. I can't pop it all together again and see if they take it I guess.

Built my own this time around though

ordered a wd 1tb black and a antec mx-1 enclosure
 
can they even read the data if it's fragmented by a raid5 array?

or would it even make sense:confused:
 
they probably just go through it all from a command driven environment, so the person/ machine/ whatever cannot actually open any of the files. But even then, they would still need you're particular tax return software in order to open and manipulate any files
 
A low level format is involved in the repair/replace cycle. That data is toast. I wouldn't worry about anyone seeing it.

It isn't feasible for their techs to repair the drive, suck down the data and then run their low level tools.
 
If you read the user agreement that you agreed to by purchasing the drive to begin with, all data contained on the drive is the property of the drive manufacturer. :D j/k
 
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