Sex offender used special software that erased what he'd been browsing on his computer

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Court is told Tony Deadman's computer "is his life" :: He was convicted of assaulting a girl 15 years ago

 

A sex offender, who indecently assaulted an underage girl, landed back in court after using specialist software which erases browsing history.

 

Tony Deadman breached an indefinite order imposed on him 15 years ago for indecently assaulting an underage girl.

 

He was handed a Sexual Offences Prevention Order in 2001 after being convicted of six counts of indecent assault.

 

However the 47-year-old breached it by using software called CCleaner on his computer which could erase data showing where he had been online.

 

Police seized two devices - including his computer - in a two-year long investigation, the length of which was slammed by his solicitor.

 

But at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, Deadman pleaded guilty to breaching the order, imposed on him following his conviction at Leeds Crown Court.

 

And at Monday’s hearing, he was portrayed as a loner and a computer nut who lives his life in cyber space.

 

“He is an isolated individual who rarely leaves his house - the computer is his life,” said the probation service.

 

The computer at the ex-Middlesbrough man’s Beaumont Road home in North Ormesby was seized in September 2014.

 

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Watch out CC Cleaner Users, Bloody idiots the MSM!!


 

 

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8 minutes ago, T3X4S said:

I realize Im on the other side of the pond - but why should ccleaner users "watch out" ?

 

Because it probably going to be made Illegal and people are just going to associate its use with been a weirdo/pervert etc when its a totally legit bit of software.

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Just now, Gary7 said:

Yes it is CCleaners fault that their government could not find the data? What kind of morons are they using to try?

EXACTLY!! ... It just annoys me they are targeting the "Thick Demographic" at the expense of other users who have legit reasons for using CC Cleaner.

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EXACTLY!! ... It just annoys me they are targeting the "Thick Demographic" at the expense of other users who have legit reasons for using CC Cleaner.

The company that makes CCleaner has a product that can recover data quite easily and I think it is free.

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The company that makes CCleaner has a product that can recover data quite easily and I think it is free.

You saying CClener lies about Wipe Free Space ???  :o

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You saying CClener lies about Wipe Free Space ???  :o

No it does not lie. It wipes it as far as the average user needs it. But there is software that can be used to restore what was removed by CCleaner. You can format your hard drive and then wipe it but someone that knows what they are doing can retrieve it, say The FBI.

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No it does not lie. It wipes it as far as the average user needs it. But there is software that can be used to restore what was removed by CCleaner. You can format your hard drive and then wipe it but someone that knows what they are doing can retrieve it, say The FBI.

CCleaner has options to do up to a 35 pass over-write on free space. I don't think anyone, even the FBI is going to be able to recover a file that was deleted and located in freespace, after a 35 pass over-write by CCleaner.

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31 minutes ago, xendrome said:

CCleaner has options to do up to a 35 pass over-write on free space. I don't think anyone, even the FBI is going to be able to recover a file that was deleted and located in freespace, after a 35 pass over-write by CCleaner.

It does not state in The OP how many times it was wiped.

 

http://www.piriform.com/docs/recuva/recuva-settings/options-general

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutmann_method

 

All I know is that Hillary's Server was wiped but her data was retrieved,

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Watch out CC Cleaner Users, Bloody idiots the MSM!!

 

CC Cleaner users have nothing to worry about (also refer to my response to Hum) so what's the point of your post again? I don't get your criticism of the MSM in this case?

 

 

1 hour ago, Hum said:

Anyone has the right to clean up their computer -- sheesh.

 

Not if your computer usages is restricted and monitored by a court order due to your sex offender conviction... The article had no details but I am assuming Mr. Deadman was ordered NOT to delete is browsing history so someone (probation offer?) could check it during visits.

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http://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/shred-files-and-wipe-disks.html


 

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Shred files and wipe disks

Normally when software deletes a file, only the "metadata" is erased: that means the complete contents can often easily be recovered, so BleachBit (and similar applications) offer secure erase features (also called secure wipe, secure overwriting, or file shredding) to permanently remove data. Some applications even advertise "advanced" erasure methods referencing important names in security such as Gutmann, the United States Department of Defense, and the NSA, but these references often mislead people to waste time on snake oil technological remedies while ignoring important basics. Any product or method suggesting a convenient, comprehensive solution to security is deceptive: convenience and security oppose each other. This guide will explain how 1 pass is enough, but 35 passes are not enough. Regardless of the tools you use, please read this guide carefully and completely.

Myths and legends

Most of the confusion regarding the topic of data remanence (data left behind after it is deleted) is because of myths and urban legends. Before discussing what is true, let's preview what is not:

False: Data on a hard drive overwritten by one pass can be recovered by powerful government agencies

False: Overwritting data with multiple passes makes it harder to recover than overwritting it with a single pass.

False: Peter Gutmann thinks data should be overwritten with 35 passes to prevent recovery.

False: Peter Gutmann's paper applies to modern hard drives ("modern" meaning manufactured after the year 2000 or so).

False: There are methods approved by the DOD (5220.22-M), NSA, and Gutmann to shred files.

False: The United States Department of Defense approves of overwriting (of a whole hard drive) as a data sanitation method.

 

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Because it probably going to be made Illegal and people are just going to associate its use with been a weirdo/pervert etc when its a totally legit bit of software.

Why on earth would CCleaner become illegal? Are you serious or just joking? That makes absolutely zero sense. What about the other hundreds of pieces of software that do the same thing? What about the open source versions of said software? By your thoughts, browsers will probably be made illegal.

 

 

I still don't understand why @Gary7 likes to split hairs so much, in EVERY SINGLE THREAD. You obviously do not understand the subject, zeroing out a drive, and keep fighting with people over something so tiny. Like @xendrome mentioned, chances are no one was recovering those files. The FBI isn't some magical creature, if you do a 35 pass wipe on a drive, no one is retrieving anything off of it. That is why these programs exsist and even the DoD uses them, heck, one of their algorithms is available within DBAN.

 

What is this link showing? (http://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/shred-files-and-wipe-disks.html) What point is it your trying to prove exactly by just linking to that? I dont care about Hilary and her servers, if her data was wiped and recovered, they obviously did not zero out the data and instead just deleted it. Your own link says 1 pass of writing over the data (zeroing out the drive) is sufficient and powerful agencies cant even recover the data.

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3 hours ago, oldtimefighter said:

The article had no details but I am assuming Mr. Deadman was ordered NOT to delete is browsing history so someone (probation offer?) could check it during visits.

It is always bad to assume.

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It does not state in The OP how many times it was wiped.

 

All I know is that Hillary's Server was wiped but her data was retrieved,

Hillary did not do the wiping.

 

I had the impression that USB copies were made before the HD erasing.

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