1.5m Facebook Users Die Each Year: Wisconsin Technology News Story
By Nathan Lustig on Nov 11 th, with 0 COMMENT
Wisconsin Technology News wrote a story about Entrustet for Veteran’s Day today where they highlight the Justin Ellsworth case and the fact that 1.5m Facebook users die each year. From the story:
Today is Veteran’s Day and we remember Justin Ellsworth, a soldier killed in Iraq in 2004. His family sought access to over more than 10,000 pages of e-mail messages and photographs from Yahoo, who denied their request. An Oakland County judge ordered Yahoo to turn over Ellsworth’s digital assets.
What happens to your online presence when you’re gone? Does Facebook Twitter, Second Life, or Google own your personal data, photos, and videos or is there a succession plan for your heirs? What if you don’t want your heirs to have access to your Facebook account?
