Seems like an irrelevant discussion at first thought, ha? No, I thought the same..while I was browsing through the September 14, 2009 issue of the TIME magazine. But the article "Managing your Online Afterlife" caught my attention after reading a few paragraphs.
So, what happens all the digital data floating around the WWW after you die? Apparently, major companies do have some security policies now to give access to information or emails exchanged by loved ones. Facebook, MySpace, Google, Yahoo! all have a policy of their own.
I found this article particularly interesting because it shows how important we (or relatives of loved one) consider any kind of digital information. If it was of no value -- no one would fight for it. In my opinion, yes, there is a lot of "precious" - social, personal, emotional, and intellectual information out there ..stored on data servers quietly clocking away in a dark server room.
As the author points out ..soon we might see a clause in someone's Will that tells -- how and who can access, and share information in my "after life".
Humm. Do I need to start using my dairy again?
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