Is the Internet being recorded?

[ChristineM]

I was just curious if everything on the internet is being recorded or "saved" on a giant memory chip.

...Because I think it would be interesting if I put (Landon Caeli) on my grave stone, under my real name, and then my great, great grandchildren could understand my mentality, by viewing my conversations here and on other forums.

...Like living forever... Digitally.

Every internet server records your ip address, date and time, your host server name and what you a accessed.

Technically only the server operator can see the server log but... Some servers are not secure (a breach in Panemma gave open access to the data of around 85% of internet users in that country.

In the UK (and several other countries) government can demand access to server logs, ostensibly to look for terrorist activities, but who knows what else they find?

I also believe that if someone requested a court order demanding access to a specific IP address data and provides a good enough reason a court order will probably be granted .

 

[Mock Turtle]

I was just curious if everything on the internet is being recorded or "saved" on a giant memory chip.

...Because I think it would be interesting if I put (Landon Caeli) on my grave stone, under my real name, and then my great, great grandchildren could understand my mentality, by viewing my conversations here and on other forums.

...Like living forever... Digitally.

Probably for most, but try getting a deceased loved one's input from one of the providers, where it might essentially just vanish into the ether due to legal obligations. Many seem to have problems in this area. And take it as an assumption that any image posted on the internet, no matter how protected, will live on forever somewhere - even if this is not always the case.