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What happens when you die?
I've had this discussion with one friend and wanted to throw it out to see what your view or solution is regarding what to do with online property. Hence, what should be done with your FB account, blogs, twitter , etc. when you pass away. Should passwords be left to your loved ones in your will? Should notification of your death be sent to sites that you subcribe to. Is this a new untapped market that we need to supply service to?
- raghav305 15y agoit's not a market dude .. if you really wanna do something about this .. first think of it as a service ..
- raghav305 15y agoa 'free' service ... which probably each one of us owe to our fellow beings .
- strawbucks 15y agoSort of like the 'free' coffins, 'free' attorneys to help write wills, and 'free' burial sites or cremations?
- cd34 15y agoThe other day someone wrote a deadman switch app that sent notifications to two emails. You had to click a url to keep it alive every 30 days. I can't find the reference and a few searches didn't come up with anything, but, perhaps someone else might remember the link.
- cd34 15y agohttp://www.deadmansswitch.net/ http://www.deadmansswitch.net/
- paulhauggis 15y agoI was actually thinking this was a discussion on what actually happens? I really want to know.
- eureka 15y agoi'll start one about that. that's always an interesting discussion!
- cpt1138 15y agoSome way that you would wipe browser history would be something I&bksp; ahem some might pay money for.
- s_henry_paulson 15y agoEncrypting your hard drive is free.
- dangrossman 15y agoA list of almost 40 services that tackle this problem: http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/online-services-list/ http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/online-services-list/ Some of them are YC-funded companies.
- eureka 15y agoIt's great that there are services like this. It's especially interesting that some are YC. Thx for the link. Out of curiosity do you know of any stories of unfortunate circumstances from not handling one's online assets after death? How important do you think it is for people to aquire this service?
- adrianwaj 15y agoWhen I read the title, I thought this thread was going to be about what happens on the other side, not this one. Damn.
- eureka 15y agoon it...