Cloud Storage Provider 'SkyTrust' Launches 'File Retention Ethics Review' to Determine If Your Photos "Deserve" the 20TB Drive Slot They Occupy
In a move that has sent ripples through the digital consciousness, cloud storage giant SkyTrust announced today that it will now subject every file in its database to a rigorous “retention ethics review” before storing your memories indefinitely.
“The algorithm now weighs your vacation selfies against the ‘data dignity quotient’ of your tax documents,” said Dr. Aris Thorne, SkyTrust’s newly appointed Chief Ethics Algorithm. “A JPEG of you and your friend posing with a palm tree in 2023 may score higher on existential worth than your 2015 W-2 form, though we’re still debating whether the IRS qualifies for ‘moral obsolescence.’”