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		DJBunnies on Feb 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Archivists work to save disappearing data.gov data... If only we had checksums or file hash integrity.

andyjohnson0 on Feb 2, 2025 [–]

If the originals are gone, and if the original authoritative, trustworthy data custodian no longer exists, then how will we know what the checksum/hash should be?

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