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It's a different set of risks. Digital is easier to make fireproof (store copies offsite) but vulnerable to new threats such as automated bulk deletion (e.g. a
by jl6 10y ago
It's a different set of risks. Digital is easier to make fireproof (store copies offsite) but vulnerable to new threats such as automated bulk deletion (e.g. a backup script gone wrong).
- ghaff 10y agoIt really goes beyond that. Th proverbial prints in the shoebox are subject to fire, flood, analog deteriorations, and just being lost in a move or when cleaning out the attic while digital can be backed up six ways from Sunday. Of course, in practice how many people are one head crash away from losing most of their photos stored on a consumer-grade USB drive? And of course, many people are also subject to cloud companies going out of business, computer equipment being stolen, losing access to a site online, etc. And the situation with gaining access to photos and other things if a family member dies or whatever is another whole issue.