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CDC data are disappearing

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deadbabe ◴[] No.42898378[source]
If people really cared they would have stored copies of this data, not just relied on a single source.
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1. vharuck ◴[] No.42898443[source]
That only makes sense if everyone downloads every data set in case they need it one day. I unhappily agree that's the case with private companies' data, because any company's not guaranteed to be around tomorrow. But the government should be a steward of the data it collects.

I also wonder how many of these data sets were required by law.