#data-preservation

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US politics
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

Data sets are being altered or disappearing from U.S. government websites, prompting statisticians and scientists to ensure data preservation.
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Need to update your data? Follow these five tips

Ethan White, an environmental data scientist, emphasizes that data collection is an ongoing effort, reflecting the importance of maintaining and updating data over time.
Science
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

These geeks are building an early warning system for disappearing government data

Meeta Anand, senior director of census and data equity, reported a flood of inquiries about vanishing datasets, indicating widespread concern over lost governmental data.
US politics
Tech industry
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The TechBeat: A Data Engineer's Guide to PyIceberg (6/28/2025) | HackerNoon

HackerNoon partners with the Sia Foundation to secure its publishing archives, promising enhanced content preservation.
Digital life
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Tape, glass, and molecules - the future of archival storage

Tape remains the leading data archival medium despite its limitations, with no current viable alternative at scale.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Paper tape and punched card storage continue to work today

"I did once open a box to find a moth had nested inside and feasted on the paper... the tape was too fragile to handle and essentially useless."
Digital life
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
4 months ago

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth-Before It Disappears

Volunteers are actively preserving public health data against the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts.
#climate-change
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

Science Data May Soon Vanish From Government Websites.

Volunteers are actively preserving government data related to climate and health amid fears of removal due to executive actions.
Data science
fromFast Company
5 months ago

As climate science disappears from government websites, here's how to still access the data

The permanence of online information relies on human action, especially as the Trump administration works to dismantle scientific data availability.
Data science
fromFast Company
5 months ago

As climate science disappears from government websites, here's how to still access the data

The permanence of online information relies on human action, especially as the Trump administration works to dismantle scientific data availability.
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