Government Orders Scrubbing of Computer Hard Drives

The Air Force Academy has ordered its cadets to commence scrubbing their computers for illicit or illegal material. The cadets said they have been ordered to go through their computer files this weekend and erase any improper data, including illegally acquired music and videos as well as pornography. The data destruction was ordered amidst allegations of cheating. All 4300 cadets were confined to their barracks. If there was child pornography, mere deletion of the data will not protect the cadets, as computer forensic technology can still uncover alleged cyber crimes.