As Life Gets Digitized, Questions Raised About What Happens To Info In Death
Author: Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press Source: Tampa Bay Online (FL)
Title: AS MORE OF LIFE GETS DIGITIZED, QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN DEATH
As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die.
Sometimes, the question involves e-mail sitting on a distant server; other times, it's about the photos or financial records stored on a password-protected computer.
This week, a Michigan man publicized his struggle to access the Yahoo e-mail account belonging to his son, Marine Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, who was killed Nov. 13 in Iraq. Though Yahoo's policies state that accounts "terminate upon your death," John Ellsworth said his son would have wanted to give him access.
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Original thread at http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=11856
Also, see the Computer Forum here for a thread on the Yahoo issue.
Author: Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press Source: Tampa Bay Online (FL)
Title: AS MORE OF LIFE GETS DIGITIZED, QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN DEATH
As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die.
Sometimes, the question involves e-mail sitting on a distant server; other times, it's about the photos or financial records stored on a password-protected computer.
This week, a Michigan man publicized his struggle to access the Yahoo e-mail account belonging to his son, Marine Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, who was killed Nov. 13 in Iraq. Though Yahoo's policies state that accounts "terminate upon your death," John Ellsworth said his son would have wanted to give him access.
Options: [Read Full Story]
Original thread at http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=11856
Also, see the Computer Forum here for a thread on the Yahoo issue.
