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I find it more weird that they don't use encrypted storage, then you don't nee to bother with zeroing drives. You only need to 'forget' the key.

I find it weird they are allowed to do anything but destroy end-of-life HDDs

If our legal team finds out about this, we are never going to be allowed to use Backblaze lol.

Seems like the only responsible thing to do is tell them and then stop using Backblaze. Seems to me they can't be trusted.

I work in the refurb division of an ewaste recycling company. I'm pretty sure I would be fired if I didn't wipe a drive before selling it, too. We got certifications that we NEED to keep in order to keep doing business.

But you don’t work at backblaze :)