Why Back Up? - Archiveteam

Technology is business, and in business, money often takes priority over ethics. With the law perpetually lagging behind technology and business, there is often nothing between you and getting screwed over besides your own volition. Corporations do not contemplate their own inevitable end. At least, they don't do it in public, unless they are in really bad shape. When times are good, those thoughts are pushed away, and end users are encouraged to do the same. When times are bad, they tend to go very bad, very quickly - if you're lucky, you'll have an announcement. Your data is never totally safe. Backing up your data is always necessary, even if it's stored elsewhere. Some operators of user-generated content sites may have the dignity to inform contributors and visitors through a site notice well in advance of a possible shutdown, ideally at least three months before a planned shutdown, so users have appropriate time to save what they wish. Site operators may release users' text contri

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