Method and apparatus for erasure of data from a data storage device located on a vehicle

A method and system for destroying information stored on a data storage device located onboard a vehicle in order to prevent unfriendly forces from obtaining the information is described. The method and system are initiated when the operator of the vehicle activates a triggering mechanism. The infor...

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Hauptverfasser:	TUCKER JAMES L, DALZELL WILLIAM J, FLEISCHMAN SCOTT G
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMMUNITION BLASTING CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and system for destroying information stored on a data storage device located onboard a vehicle in order to prevent unfriendly forces from obtaining the information is described. The method and system are initiated when the operator of the vehicle activates a triggering mechanism. The information may be destroyed by physically damaging the data storage device on which the information is stored or by releasing a software virus into the device on which the sensitive information is stored. A software virus may also be transmitted to a computer of an unfriendly force attempting to access the sensitive information.