There was a recent thread on [PIC] about EEPROM and not losing data.
Here's one on trying to get rid of data. :-)


http://www.infoworld.com/t/solid-state-drives/flash-based-solid-state-drive=
s-nearly-impossible-erase-263

"Flash-based solid-state drives nearly impossible to erase
Think you got rid of that confidential information on your SSD? The=20
results of a new study will come as a rude awakening"


Section 2 of the paper on the inner workings of the drive and the list
of references at the end were good reading.

Full paper here:
http://www.usenix.org/events/fast11/tech/full_papers/Wei.pdf
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