Online Life After Death: Who Controls Your Accounts?

By | September 26, 2014

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Philosophers, the devoutly religious and the just plain curious have long pondered the subject of life after death. But, thanks to the Internet and social media, living online after dying is a virtual reality — one fraught with legal pitfalls. The central question is: Who controls a decedent’s online accounts? A dead person’s Google (GOOGL) or Facebook (FB) account generally will outlive them. But what if a family member wants Scalper1 News

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