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> someone finds a body, it's going to remain an unsolved mystery. This is the case in Japan. No body, no declaration of death. It means people who died in disa
by rangibaby 8y ago
> someone finds a body, it's going to remain an unsolved mystery.
This is the case in Japan. No body, no declaration of death. It means people who died in disasters can be declared "missing" indefinitely.
- labster 8y agoThis does solve the case of people being declared dead, and then turning up alive -- but that's a pretty rare case, I'd hope. It does make me wonder -- can someone wrongly declared dead travel to Europe, invoke the GDPR's right of rectification, and force credit agencies and the like to make them undead? This seems like it might be faster than getting appropriate court rulings.
- lb1lf 8y agoI'd expect the first major stumbling block would be entering the Schengen area on a passport which, when scanned, tells immigration that it is revoked as the holder is deceased. From there on, it would likely go downhill pretty fast. Would be interesting if someone gave it a try, though - doubly so on a biometric passport - if all the biometrics check out but you're officially dead - what will the result be? Chances are you'll find yourself in an interrogation room with lots of law enforcement wondering how on earth you managed to substitute a dead person's biometrics for your own... Additionally, I suspect no institution would interact with YOU in any capacity - seeing as you're dead - but rather interact with your estate. Lawyers and bureaucrats would have a field day for years if someone gave this a try. :)
- kps 8y ago> if all the biometrics check out but you're officially dead - what will the result be? The implementation will be corrected to match the documentation.
- kthejoker2 8y agoThere's no way Dick or Asimov or whoever didn't write this story already.
- rangibaby 8y agoIt is a plot point in "Idiocracy": https://youtu.be/sVyRkl5qNb8 https://youtu.be/sVyRkl5qNb8