Re: PATCH - ext2fs privacy (i.e. secure deletion) patch

Mike Fedyk
2004-02-04T01:10:52Z

On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 12:58:49AM +0000, the grugq wrote:
> it does already zero the meta-data. I was simply asking if you think the
> whole "erase" operation should be under the control of chattr 's', or
> just a subset (i.e. only data overwriting is optional). Its clear now
> that you want the whole thing to be controled by chattr 's'. I'll knock
> that up then, and re-submit.

Yes, some people want to *keep* as much information so that it can be
undeleted (think user mistakes).