Who will check your email when you die?
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of attending the interactive portion South By Southwest. I attended almost 20 panels, keynotes and conversations over 5 days. The discussion that gave me the greatest pause as this: Who will check your email when you die?
I never thought about long reaching ramifications of this – let’s face it most of us don’t think a lot about what goes on after we leave! But our digital reputation and assets can be a really important part of our lives. So, it turns out state laws differ greatly on the topic of digital asset distribution and access after death.
Also, those T’s and C’s you quickly blow through when signing up for a yahoo account or facebook – technically when they find out you are dead – they remove your accounts! so giving your family access to your stuff isn’t good enough.
What happens when your favorite picture of you grandma that only lives on flickr get’s blown away by the yahoo terms of service?
Lastly, people have of course found ways to monetize this gaping hole in our culture – places like https://www.legacylocker.com/
and http://vitallock.com/blog/ are beginning to get traction
oh! and… www.Greatgoodbye.com will even allow you send personalized messages to your loved one after you’re gone!
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