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The digital entropy of death: BSides Manchester

August 21, 2018 admin 101, after we die, bsides, BSides Manchester, death, digital entropy of death, digital real estate, link rot, social media

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:58:16 +0000

What happens to online accounts when we die? Not a cheerful subject by any stretch of the imagination, but one we covered at BSides Manchester.

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The digital entropy of death: link rot

March 21, 2018 admin 101, 404, entropy, FYI, link, link rot, rot, shortening service

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at how link rot risks turning every website into an unreachable island—locking crucial information away behind a plethora of broken links—and some of the security concerns that may arise as a result.

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I Bought a Book About the Internet From 1994 and None of the Links Worked

August 14, 2017 admin free $tuff, internet, internet underground, link rot, magazine, retro tech, Tedium

Credit to Author: Ernie Smith| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Early books and periodicals about the internet were the atlases of the digital world in the mid-90s—and like atlases, they frequently pandered to the largest possible audience.