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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Google Vice President Vint Cerf said at a meeting Friday that stored data may be lost as technology becomes obsolete. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NIKKI GITTER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Digital Dark Age’ threatens to swallow civilization’s bytes, expert warns

Olivia Deng February 19, 2015

The Dark Age usually conjures thoughts of Western Europe during the Middle Ages: fumbling, stagnant, lost, without inspiration or hope. However, a modern Dark Age may be on the horizon, according to...

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