Patent ID: 8918574

Claim:
A system for deliberately preventing unauthorized access to data stored in a non-volatile memory, the system comprising: a host computer; a computer interface connected to the host computer for accessing data; a non-volatile memory device configured to store and retrieve data from the host computer through the computer interface, the non-volatile memory device comprising a printed circuit board (PCB); a non-volatile memory chip electrically connected to the PCB, said memory chip comprising a first scoring, the non-volatile memory chip manufactured with the first scoring, the first scoring positioned on the non-volatile memory chip to allow the memory chip to readily break along the first scoring in response to an external force, wherein the first scoring is positioned such that breaking the non-volatile memory circuit along the first scoring renders the non-volatile memory chip inoperable and inhibits retrieval of data from the non-volatile memory chip; a housing configured to house the PCB; and tabs attached to an outer surface of the housing and positioned to control the insertion depth of the memory device into an opening to ensure desired alignment of the scorings and the top surface; and a leverage tool having a top surface and an opening configured to receive the non-volatile memory device readily such that the application of the external force to the non-volatile memory device creates a leveraged load causing a break across the first scoring, wherein the PCB comprises a second scoring aligned with the first scoring such that the PCB readily breaks along the second scoring in response to the external force, wherein breaking the PCB renders the PCB inoperable, and wherein the housing comprises a third scoring aligned with the first scoring such that the housing readily breaks along the third scoring in response to the external force.