The Pew Research Center has an important story by
Maeve Duggan (May 6) about a “Fiduciary Access to Digital Access Act” (FADAA”,
proposed by the Uniform Law Commission (National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws), story link here, actual law text here.
Web service companies have been somewhat skittish on
the topic, some recently more willing to give estate executors access. Some could fear liability for material after
death if they allow another party access.
I have wondered if service providers someday might require an “in case
of” contact with consent from that contact, but I’ve never run into that.
In the video below, John Berlin pleaded with
Facebook to be allowed to see a video posted by his deceased son.
The Washington Post has a story by Anna Fitfield
July 21 about an expensive “Yahoo Ending” service in Japan, that would send
emails to friends after one has died, story here. t seems rather questionable in
taste.
Bill
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