Unless otherwise stated, content is shared under This entry notes that many digital records have value over the long term which may not be immediately obvious at the point of creation.Legal agreements should be dealt with through records management standards and processes with agencies who have experience of handling this.Social media services offered free at the point of use with a subscription model based on reselling user behavior and/or advertising.Action is recommended within three years, detailed assessment within twelve monthsThe loss of tools, data or services within this group would impact on people and sectors around the worldIt would require a major effort to address losses in this group, possibly requiring the development of new preservation tools or techniques.Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Periscope, DropBox, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Yahoo GroupsLack of preservation capacity in provider; Lack of preservation commitment or incentive from provider; Lack of storage replication; proprietary products or formats; poor data protection; inaccessibility to web archiving; political or commercial interference; Lack of offline equivalent; super-abundance; poorly managed IPR; Lossy compression in upload scripts.Offline backup and documentation of media assets; Migration plan; Early warning from vendors; Roadmap from vendors; Accessible to web harvest; Suitable export functionality; Licencing enables preservation; Preservation commitment from vendor; Preservation capability in vendor;The judges have introduced this entry as a subset of a previous entry, emphasizing the different threats faced by online services that are ‘paid-for’ versus ‘free-at-the-point-of-use’. They have grown in volume, complexity and importance to the point that our children are baffled by the inefficiencies of the analogue age. Much of this data exists as data sets based on aggregated use rather than individual files.Free online utilities offered at no cost to end users, but with a business model based on gathering and reselling consumer insights. Moreover, because these services have a low barrier to entry they are used by agencies or individuals least able to respond to closure or loss. Both depend on the business model of the vendor and the terms and conditions which they impose. Materials saved to flash drives or other solid-state media in the last five years where the reader devices are still supported and can be integrated easily into hardware infrastructureAction is recommended within three years, detailed assessment within twelve monthsThe loss of tools, data or services within this group would impact on many people and sectors.It would require a small effort to address losses in this group, requiring the application of proven preservation tools or techniques.USB memory sticks; flash cards in cameras; solid state portable hard disksPoor storage conditions; encryption; digital rights management; lack of replication; lack of documentation; lack of periodic testing; lack of refreshment pathway; lack of access to readers; out of manufacturers’ warranty or no warranty; storage in paper files.Regular review and testing; replication; refreshment plan; comprehensive documentation; high quality storage; regular maintenance of readers; multiple readers available;The judges have introduced this entry to ensure that the range of media storage is properly assessed and presented.This entry is highly dependent on who is looking after the portable media but made more difficult over time. All are welcome. In many cases obsolete media can be recovered by specialist companies but the cost of employing them can become an aggravating condition.Materials saved to magnetic tape, portable hard disks or other magnetic media in the last five years where the reader devices are still supported and can be integrated easily into hardware infrastructure.Action is recommended within three years, detailed assessment within twelve monthsThe loss of tools, data or services within this group would impact on many people and sectors.It would require a small effort to address losses in this group, requiring the application of proven preservation tools or techniques.Poor storage conditions; encryption; digital rights management; lack of replication; lack of documentation; lack of periodic testing; lack of refreshment pathway; lack of access to readers; out of manufacturers’ warranty or no warranty; storage within paper files.Regular review and testing; replication; refreshment plan; comprehensive documentation; high quality storage; regular maintenance of readers; multiple readers available.The judges introduced this entry to ensure that the range of media storage is properly assessed and presented. We are thrilled to welcome However, a new generation of cloud based services now allow investigators to copy and stabilise content to private accounts in the process of investigating it: so the ethical requirements of social media companies and the integrity of investigation are both served.The Jury notes that the such content remains at risk, but the presentation of data to a court or prosecuting authority, or the publication through news media implies the introduction of a long-term preservation function. Our generation has invested as never before in digital resources and we've done so because of the opportunity they bring. In many cases obsolete media can be recovered by specialist companies but the cost of employing them can become an aggravating condition.It’s important to emphasize that the short lifetime of many storage devices is not a problem to be solved with new long-lasting storage technologies (and indeed, many inventions have come and gone). It shares many of the challenges with other entries in the group, with a dependency on a global service provider whose business model can only be presumed and tied to users via asymmetrical contracts that favour the supplier.