FRONTLINE/World | Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground | PBS

[retroworks1]

This was well intentioned, but biased by the fact they never interview the importers. The outcome is a complete disconnect, bordering on hoax. It costs Ghana techs $15+ for each computer imported, there is only a couple of dollars in scrap. The ones at the dump are takebacks from the city and had been in use for a decade. Sad PBS fell for this.

[Xpninjastriker]

I think im evil. I put a virus into hard drives before dumping :3

[jsh78mang]

I always destroy the hard drive. Now I'm glad I do.

[Toleh]

don't people learn from their high school..

never throw away your hard drive

or at least, shred it before you do so.

[aswolf]

Oh, that's definitely not good...

Better go check what's on the computer: bank statements, etc....

[JulieRebu07]

damn dats scary how ur computer can end up all the way over there