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This is correct. A magnet will NOT affect EPROM. A direct high voltage electrical shock should perm damage the chip... So, a high powered taser connected directly to the EPROM module/chip should do the trick to toast the chip and prevent access to the stored data.
Why have you revived an 8 year old thread? I doubt if the person who asked this question really cares any more.