Dead yet online: How to manage a loved one's digital estate
Clip: 12/5/2014 | 7m 39s
Should family members have access to a dead loved one's online life. A new bill says yes.
Because social media, email and bank accounts can remain active even after their owner dies, valuable information can become vulnerable when the people in charge of managing the owner's estate can't access it. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reports on the complications surrounding digital estate planning after death and the drive to increase awareness through legislative action.
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Dead yet online: How to manage a loved one's digital estate
Clip: 12/5/2014 | 7m 39s
Because social media, email and bank accounts can remain active even after their owner dies, valuable information can become vulnerable when the people in charge of managing the owner's estate can't access it. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reports on the complications surrounding digital estate planning after death and the drive to increase awareness through legislative action.
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