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from the you-can-never-have-too-many-offsite-backups-eh dept.
The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in Canada in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit that saves copies of old web pages, is creating a backup of its database in Canada, in response to the election of Donald Trump. "On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change," the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move. "It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change."
[...] The move will cost millions, according to the Internet Archive, which is soliciting donations. In their post, the Internet Archive justified its decision to backup its data in Canada, claiming that Trump could threaten an open internet. "For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions."
(Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 30 2016, @04:50PM
Yeah, I've been through several decades of the leftist being on "my" side.
Until they stab you in back.
The more perceptive have realized that dealing with the left is a deal with the devil.
No one wants that kind of help.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Wednesday November 30 2016, @05:04PM
Man, that sounds like you're projecting something personal onto this.
Also, by leftists do you mean actual leftists, or the moderate progressives? Because there's almost none of the former in the US with any political sway.