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10.03.09
What happens to your Facebook account when you're dead
This sort of thing is going to be more and more of a problem as the Social Apps generation reaches old age. I suppose the only way to stop scammers is to ask for a death cert. But imagine having to do that for every goddam online service your dead relative was subscribed to...
Posted by Giles at 10.03.09 17:54
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To me the best way to address this is to make death policy questions part of the obligatory set of questions asked during the service subscription process. The fact that she is his sister should have absolutely no relevance to what the deceased's views or wishes may have been.
Posted by: Fotios at 14.03.09 21:55
Yeah, now you mention it, I can imagine a number of rather unpleasant scenarios... I guess the default should be delete everything and then offer export/give-the-keys-to my-sister/husband options at sign-up and beyond.
Posted by: Giles at 16.03.09 18:03