Perspective
Sep. 3, 2014
In the age of email, online privacy in the afterlife?
As we move more of our lives online, the question of what privacy protections can we expect once we are gone arises. State legislators are weighing in - and Delaware just set their deceased citizens' privacy to zero. By Carl Szabo
Have you ever sent an email you wouldn't want certain members of your family to see, or texted a private picture? If the trust and estates bar gets its way, these electronic communications are no longer private when you die.
As we move more of our lives online, the question of what privacy protections can we expect once we are gone arises. Some think that privacy choices made in life should continue, others want unfettered access to al...
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