Comments by "" (@sirtra) on "Did The Internet Archive Hack Themselves?" video.

  1. This is my thought as well, there really isn't any "private" data in the archive since it's merely an archive of data that was once publicly accessible. I wouldn't even say it's about taking down certain data either, nor stealing sensitive or embarrassing data - as again it is or was public somewhere else - but the one thing IA did provide which AFAIK isn't provided anywhere else is a reputable and verifiable source for historical records. Eg person A claims some website had information about unicorns a year ago Person B calls them a liar, says some website never had information about unicorns and they can't prove it. If some wbesite doesn't currently have information about unicorns it would be very difficult to prove otherwise, i mean sure you might have your own archive copy or screenshots but these can't be independently nor easily verified. Normally, this is where IA comes to the rescue. Someone desperately wants not the information about unicorns to disappear - as again it was publicly accessible at some point - but rather for it to not be possible to verify that some site did in fact have information about unicorns and when. There are only a few entities i can think of that would want this to happen AND have the resources to make it happen in such a way for it to not be known.. as knowing this took place is just as revealing. What is also interesting is just how quiet reporting on this is.. normally such a large hack would be all over the news. This is no ordinary hack and i don't believe for 1 second those taking responsibility for it are the ones actually responsible at all...
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