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> We need to preserve data. ... I actually think there should be a human right to data. I'm not going to simp for the FBI here, but come on: do you have a huma
by chemotaxis 11mo ago
> We need to preserve data. ... I actually think there should be a human right to data.
I'm not going to simp for the FBI here, but come on: do you have a human right to preserve my private photos leaked by a stalker or a hacker? Because archive.is is famously unwilling to play nice here.
I don't know if this case is about that, or about pirated content, or about the administration trying to scrub something embarrassing off the internet. But the fact that archive.is cheerfully enables all three "use cases" should probably give you a pause.
It's a delicate line to walk because takedown processes can be abused to do things we don't like. But "lol, tough luck, information wants to be free" is not a sensible blanket response in a polite society.