Question

In this unit, you learned how historians use primary sources to study the past. Today, many records of our lives can only be found online. Those records, however, can be lost if their creators choose to delete them. Do we have an obligation to future generations to preserve our online records? If so, how do we balance the preservation of online content with our own right to privacy in the present? If you think we don’t have this obligation, why not?

Answer 1

Answer: I think that we do have an obligation to preserve our online records because thet's part of history, and it's something that could help someone in the future or just to mark history because it's changed so much. I think we could balance online content with our own right to privacy in the present by just overall being responsible and being careful with the risks of online content like oversharing, but still keeping enough out there to where our history isn't erased.

Answer 2

well we do because say you did something bad realy bad but it got proven wrong that you didn't do it you have the right for that record to be wiped clean so it says you are not guilty. Hope this helps