Trump scares the Internet Archive into moving their backup data

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The Internet Archive, which preserves digital records of billions of Web pages, has announced it intends to move its backup data to Canada, fearing potential changes in legislation from the Trump administration could put its archives at risk.

On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change. For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions. It means serving patrons in a world in which government surveillance is not going away; indeed it looks like it will increase.

Trump scares the Internet Archive into moving its backup data to Canada

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