Evidence Eliminator
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| Evidence Eliminator | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Robin Hood Software |
| Latest release | 6.01 |
| OS | Windows [1] |
| Available in | English |
| Genre | Privacy |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | http://www.evidence-eliminator.com |
Evidence Eliminator is a computer software program for Microsoft Windows computers that claims to delete hidden information from the hard disk which would otherwise have remained despite any 'normal' efforts to delete it.[2] Such programs usually overwrite previously allocated disk space to make it more difficult to salvage information. Deleted information physically stays on the hard drive until its old space is claimed by another program.
Evidence Eliminator is produced by Robin Hood Software, based in Nottingham, England.
[edit] Controversy
Evidence Eliminator is perhaps best known through the marketing of the program; spamming Usenet with claims such as:
| “ | Did you know... that the government and police are installing black boxes in ISPs to record your Internet surfing and downloads for evidence? | ” |
are typical of their approach. [3] Evidence Eliminator has also been marketed through popup ads that purport to show evidence that a user's system is vulnerable to spying, or that the user may be being investigated. [4] [5] [6] Robin Hood Software claimed that these marketing methods were carried out by its sales affiliates and not by the company itself. At one point Robin Hood Software produced a "dis-information page" which contained trenchant attacks on journalists who had written unfavourable reviews, including accusations of "hate speech". [7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ Evidence Eliminator. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Evidence Eliminator. Product Information, retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ Product - Evidence Eliminator
- ^ When Is An Ad Not An Ad? - Internet-Marketing
- ^ Evidence Eliminator: displays your system info for $149 Rip Off! - TechSpot Troubleshooting
- ^ ICQ Lies Update 131 - 136
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030216044138/http://www.evidence-eliminator.com/dis-information.d2w Archived copy of Evidence Eliminators Dis-Information page
- ^ http://radsoft.net/resources/software/reviews/ee/a6.shtml Radsoft: The Evidence Eliminator Documents - Charging Windmills
[edit] External links
- The Evidence Eliminator web site
- Archived copy of Evidence Eliminators Dis-Information page
- Archived copy of Forensic Investigators complaints about Evidence Eliminator
- In-Court complaints about Evidence Eliminator
- Critical Sites
- Evidence Eliminator Sucks Site
- Radsoft: The Evidence Eliminator Documents - The Evidence Eliminator Documents: A Consumer Warning
- Response by 'featured detractor'
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