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When You Die, Who Can Read Your Email? A controversial new state law is making it easier for estate executors to access digital data—such as email, photos and social-media postings—after the account holder dies.
Many Internet companies strictly limit access to their customers’ accounts to the account holder, in accordance, they say, with federal privacy law. When an account holder dies, estate executors typically have to seek a court order to access the account, which can be expensive and time consuming—sometimes taking half a year or more—and isn’t always successful.
But under a Delaware law passed last summer, executors can now access online accounts without a court order, unless the deceased has instructed otherwise. Similar legislation is under consideration in several other states. That’s an encouraging development to people like Andy Blair, an estate lawyer in Raleigh, N.C., who says his parents have thousands of family photos stored online. Beyond Delaware The law could affect people beyond Delaware’s borders. Mr. Mr. A qui léguerez-vous vos messages Facebook et votre musique? Dans un siècle, le biographe de Mark Zuckerberg remerciera-t-il dans les notes de bas de page ses descendants pour avoir mis à disposition emails et messages Facebook, comme les biographes remercient aujourd’hui les héritiers d'une personnalité de leur avoir donné accès à ses courriers?
Pas besoin d’être le fondateur de Facebook pour avoir une vie en ligne: courriels, documents conservés sur Google Drive, comptes Facebook ou Twitter, comptes PayPal et musique sur iTunes... Nous avons tous des biens numériques. Devrait-on les inclure dans un testament, du type: «Je soussignée Cécile Dehesdin lègue mes emails à mon conjoint et ma bibliothèque iTunes à mes enfants...» publicité J’ai posé la question à mon notaire, Maître Marc Cagniart, pour qui cette loi réglemente l’usage des données, «mais pas la transmission d’une succession». En théorie, donc, vos enfants pourront avoir accès à vos messages Facebook. Et aller devant la justice si on le leur refuse. 1 Les comptes PayPal Là, ça se corse.
Twitter after death. FB immorlalize accounts. Dealing With Death In A Digital Age. My grandmother’s birthday was on Monday, and Facebook encouraged me to celebrate by posting a greeting to her wall, or virtually sending a birthday gift.
Trouble is, my grandma is dead. Our lives are increasingly being monitored on social media. We’re inclined to share life’s biggest moments—births, graduations, engagements, and deaths of loved ones. But what happens when we die? Yes, it’s a macabre thought. Managing Life After Death It’s an impossible question to answer, and an even harder one to ask. Facebook tries to address the issue by memorializing accounts that other users report as belonging to a deceased individual.
The Economist explains: Who owns your data when you're dead?
You can now tell Google what to do with your account in the afte. E-mails show promoter's doubts before Michael Jackson's death. The death in 2009 of superstar Michael Jackson, who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50, sent shockwaves around the world.
The Jackson 5 perform on a TV show circa 1969. From left, Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine Jackson. Michael Jackson quickly became the stand out star of the Jackson 5. Here he performs onstage circa 1970. Michael Jackson poses during a portrait session in Los Angeles in 1971. Michael Jackson performs with The Jacksons in New Orleans on October 3, 1979. Jackson achieved superstardom with his solo career in the 1980s. Michael Jackson performs on stage circa 1990. Jackson broke a world record during the Bad tour in 1988 when 504,000 people attending seven sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium in London. Jackson perfoms in concert circa 1991 in New York City. Known for his dance moves, Jackson is seen here jumping in the air while performing during the Dangerous tour in 1992.