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You can go through each and every physical object I own or even was in contact with, but you won't find any of my passwords

DanBC 11y ago
What happens to all your stuff when you die?
- poooogles 11y ago
  Well your opinion is kind of moot at that point.
- shiven 11y ago
  Why care about "stuff" once you are dead?
  - Jupe 11y ago
    Significant other? Kids? Relatives?
  - DanBC 11y ago
    Because you don't want to make a difficult situation even harder for your relatives? See, for example, the people who know they're going to die and who leave their iPads to their relatives in their wills. Apple doesn't take grants of probate as sufficient legal documents (everyone else does (eg banks)) and insist on a court order. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26448158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26448158
- Majestic121 11y ago
  I guess my family will take care of my physical stuff. For the online part, some of it can probably be handled through support (facebook, etc...), and the rest will stay as is until it is deleted for lack of use. Or never deleted. Both are okay. Leaving a physical trace of my passwords is not only bad practice from security point of view, but quite useless since I know them. Also, my online accounts are useless if I can't use them because I'm dead, so I don't really care if no one can access them anymore. What happens to important things such as banking is already dealt with.
  - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
    I just got a Facebook birthday notification for my cousin, who died three years ago. So, that has some impact on me and others in our extended family. Maybe that's ok, maybe it'll get weirder at some point; but its definitely something to think about.
    - asgfoi 11y ago
      If facebook doesn't want to delete his account, why don't you unfriend him?
      - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
        Would you?
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      - visakanv 11y ago
        You can have the account memorialized (and/or removed): https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038 https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038
    - pc86 11y ago
      You can have FB set the page as a memorial, and I believe that also gives you the option to disable all those types of notifications.
    - Majestic121 11y ago
      That's a very real issue indeed. Sorry for your loss. But I think the right solution here would be for Facebook to have a way of handling deceased people, not giving your password to everyone in case of sudden death.
      - knd775 11y ago

DanBC 11y ago

What happens to all your stuff when you die?

poooogles 11y ago
Well your opinion is kind of moot at that point.
shiven 11y ago
Why care about "stuff" once you are dead?
- Jupe 11y ago
  Significant other? Kids? Relatives?
- DanBC 11y ago
  Because you don't want to make a difficult situation even harder for your relatives? See, for example, the people who know they're going to die and who leave their iPads to their relatives in their wills. Apple doesn't take grants of probate as sufficient legal documents (everyone else does (eg banks)) and insist on a court order. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26448158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26448158
Majestic121 11y ago
I guess my family will take care of my physical stuff. For the online part, some of it can probably be handled through support (facebook, etc...), and the rest will stay as is until it is deleted for lack of use. Or never deleted. Both are okay. Leaving a physical trace of my passwords is not only bad practice from security point of view, but quite useless since I know them. Also, my online accounts are useless if I can't use them because I'm dead, so I don't really care if no one can access them anymore. What happens to important things such as banking is already dealt with.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  I just got a Facebook birthday notification for my cousin, who died three years ago. So, that has some impact on me and others in our extended family. Maybe that's ok, maybe it'll get weirder at some point; but its definitely something to think about.
  - asgfoi 11y ago
    If facebook doesn't want to delete his account, why don't you unfriend him?
    - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
      Would you?
      - deleted 11y ago
        [deleted]
    - visakanv 11y ago
      You can have the account memorialized (and/or removed): https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038 https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038
  - pc86 11y ago
    You can have FB set the page as a memorial, and I believe that also gives you the option to disable all those types of notifications.
  - Majestic121 11y ago
    That's a very real issue indeed. Sorry for your loss. But I think the right solution here would be for Facebook to have a way of handling deceased people, not giving your password to everyone in case of sudden death.
    - knd775 11y ago