The comments on the site where this document may be read are - as one might imagine - typically juvenile ("stupidest thing I've ever heard of" and the like).

But the article makes me wonder how this "aging file system" might be beneficial to records management - and it's just thin enough not to go into that in any depth.

Maybe I just need more coffee, but can anyone think of a reason that this process would be a good thing? Other than avoiding potential litigation and prosecution, that is?

Peter Johnson
Project Manager for Images, Records and Documents
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From: Records Management Program on behalf of Peter Kurilecz
Sent: Fri 11/25/2011 6:06 AM
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Subject: IBM Patents Idea of Making Your Data Crappier Over Time
 
IBM Patents Idea of Making Your Data Crappier Over Time
IBM refers to this particular invention as an "aging file system" that
simulates a natural aging process to documents printed on paper. For
example this aging process could be automatically applied to .doc, .jpg or
.gif files, a patent filing states.

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