Blake writes “One From ajc.com: It is estimated that in the next three years, humanity will generate more data than it has in the past 1,000 years — nearly all of it digital.
Many of the records that once allowed historians to study a society’s history — from personal correspondence to government documents — may be slipping, irretrievably, into the digital ether.
“It’s a major historical problem and presents, potentially, a major political problem,” says Air Force historian Eduard Mark. “Someday it will erupt. There will probably be a major loss to history.” “
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