A system, method and computer program product for purging contents of a
data storage device provided in a computing device. The system is an
RFID-based system comprising: an RFID device provided in the computing
device and adapted for receiving and sending RFID signals, and in
response to receipt of an RFID signal, the device generating an
activation signal representing an instruction to purge contents of data
storage device contents; and, a control means responsive to the
activation signal received from the RFID device for invoking logic to
initiate a physical purge of contents of the data storage device. By
applying GPS and RFID object movement can be detected and alerts
triggered and data signals generated that invokes logic to yield a disk
or data purge thus ensuring that a compromised computing device has no
recoverable or accessible data.