Press a button and this SSD will self-destruct all your data

At TeamGroup Announced a new portable SSD drive He called T-Create Expert P35S This may give you some peace of mind if you’re worried about your data falling into the wrong hands. Instead of using encryption to lock everything behind a password or biometric security, the P35S has a single button that initiates self-destruct. There is no smoke or visible explosions as in Mission impossible movie, but the company says its “patented one-click data destruction circuit” uses “chip destruction” mechanisms to “achieve irreversible data erasure.”

The company hasn’t announced pricing details or when the P35S will be available for purchase, but it will be offered in four different capacities from 256GB to 2TB. Including an easy-access button on the outside that starts the self-destruct process and turns the entire drive into electronic waste seems risky, but there are safeguards that prevent the drive from accidentally going empty while it’s hopping in your pocket.

The P35S must be connected to a computer using a USB-C cable, and this button acts as a two-stage slide switch. Moving it to the first stage, partially revealing a red warning sign, requires a little force. While pushing it to the second stage, which begins with self-destruction, requires more force.

Once self-destruct begins, it will continue until the drive is empty and dead, even if it is disconnected from the computer. The process ensures that there are “no data leftovers” to “prevent any form of recovery,” according to TeamGroup. That’s why the company warns that the P35S is “not intended for general consumers, personal data backup, or everyday storage purposes” but is instead aimed at users who handle and transfer confidential or classified data.

In addition to its self-throwing capabilities, the P35S features a single USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port with read and write speeds of up to 1,000MB/s. The entire drive is 3.5 inches long and weighs 42 grams.