UK plan to digitise wills and destroy paper originals “insane” say experts::Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years
Digitising wills: ok, cool.
Destroying paper originals: Oh god no, why?!
takeda@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I understand why it is not a good idea to digitize, as tampering might be easier to do without any traces, but why do they store wills for 150 years? One would think that by then they are outdated and no longer needed.
otter@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
That’s where I’m at. Why not both? Redundancy is good
Lmaydev@programming.dev 6 months ago
They aren’t necessary, that’s the point.
They want to preserve them as historical documents and the government is trying to cut storage costs.
XTL@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Storing a lot of valuable paper is expensive.
ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
It works for Klingons!
ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
This is an idea straight out of science fiction that was meant to be a warning, not a guide. From “Rainbow’s End” by Vernor Vinge.