Comment Re:Wasn't this a movie? (Score 1) 237
The files are encrypted, wouldn't that make it much harder to recover after rewriting the storage? Seriously asking, I honestly don't know the answer.
My guess it doesn't matter if they were encrypted.
There are copies of the encrypted files. But, as a newspaper, you don't really want third rate spooks breaking into the office trying to steal the hard drive or SD cards.
You don't want run of the mill nerds rifling your dumpster for a piece of history they can sell on eBay.
etc.
By getting most people to think the stuff was destroyed they head off a lot of headaches without really changing anything.