Global Computer Waste Exported to Africa

Following up on previous postings related to security risks associated with discarding PC hard drives, the parallel environmental toll of the expanding amount of e-waste generated by constant hardware upgrades, via the The Basel Action Network (BAN):

  • High-Tech Toxic Trash Exported to Africa
  • The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-Use and Abuse to Africa
  • Information Recovered from Discarded Hard Drives of Computers in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Posted in: E-Records, PC Security, Privacy