So, long story short, I have some, er, sensitive data that I'd like to protect from people trying to snoop around. Let's say it's in a folder on my desktop called My Secrets
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However, I'd like to retain some sort of method to destroy this data to make it unrecoverable, in such a way that it is impossible to recover and that there is no proof that this data even existed in the first place.
I'd like to be able to preserve my Ubuntu installation and any/all non-sensitive data, so a complete nuke (sadly) isn't an option.
How can I achieve this in Ubuntu?
Ideally, I'd also like to be able to trigger this deletion at the drop of a pin, from which point there is no stopping the (at the very least partial) destruction of my data. I'm also willing to use a solution that requires setup (for, say, any future data that needs storage).