November 19, 2012
Virtual artifacts run the gamut from computer generated artwork, photographs of family, and other critical files denoting and cataloging our (virtual) lives. However, they also include forgotten or discarded files that were never deleted (of course the true digital archaeologist knows how to dig even deeper to get files not securely deleted). As such, virtual artifacts provide keen insight into a system and the system’s owner. Including such files that we probably would have preferred never to see the light of day again.
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