Death, Dying, Data

What happens to the data of a dead man? --

Technology: Dead man’s data - FT.com: " . . . A handful of US states have passed laws addressing the treatment of digital remains. In Oklahoma and Idaho, digital data are treated like tangible property. The executor of a will can take control of social networking or email accounts the same as bank accounts and houses, and decide to continue operating them or shut them down. In Indiana, a law allows access to those accounts but not control. In Rhode Island and Connecticut, only access to email accounts is covered. . . ." (read more at link above)






No comments:

search engines - Google News

SEO Blog from Searchmetrics