[aero142]

How do these companies ensure that the hard drives get cleared of company data? I would expect most companies handle information that is legally restricted and have an obligation to ensure employees don't keep a stray copy of customer information.

[deckard1]

realistically? I've worked in HIPAA environment before, with secured corporate laptop, access keys to various departments, etc. Any person walking in there with a lowly USB stick could walk out with private personal data and no one would have a clue. It's just theater. I suppose for some sort of legal compliance thing you might want a laptop back so you can check a box on some form that says you did your role in the theater. Sure.

[Apocryphon]

MDM remote wipe