The reasoning that Apple, Inc. gives for removing the “Secure Empty Trash” button in its El Capitan OS update is:
Description: An issue existed in guaranteeing secure deletion of Trash files on some systems, such as those with flash storage. This issue was addressed by removing the "Secure Empty Trash" option.
CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5901 : Apple
Reference:: About the security content of OS X El Capitan - Apple Support
It might sound logical to Apple, but to me that seems illogical. It is like Ford saying, “We could not guarantee that seatbelts would work properly in the Fusion, so we removed seatbelts from all of our vehicles.”
Therefore, one must wonder if something else is at play here.
Did Apply secretly comply with a government request to remove the “Secure Empty Trash” button from its operating system because it made it difficult to recover files from computers? If such is the case, then Apple’s breakthrough Super Bowl Mac ad of why 1984 won’t be like 1984, was just propaganda. Apple has made 1984 come true. If you have not read George Orwell’s book titled 1984, perhaps you should. Big brother IS watching…