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Category Archives: Social Networking Accounts
Digital Property Created on the Internet Every 60 Seconds
On MSNBC’s Technolog, I read an interesting posting from June 16, 2011, by Rosa Golijan titled What Happens on the Internet Every 60 Seconds. These statistics come from an Infographic by Shanghai Web Designers (larger image), and, as Ms. Golijan points … Continue reading
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Using Technology to Express Care, Support, and Sympathy
After reading the article by Bruce Feiler in The New York Times published on June 10, 2011, titled ‘You Look Great’ and Other Lies, I starting thinking about how people are now using technology to express their thoughts of care and … Continue reading
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Sony PlayStation Network Passwords and User Information Compromised
On April 19, 2011, Sony’s PlayStation Network was compromised by a hacker (link). Sony believes that user account information was obtained, including the user’s real name, home address, e–mail address, birth date, username, password, credit card number, and credit card expiration … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, social networking
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Jim Lamm Interviewed on Public Radio: Your Digital Afterlife
On April 15, 2011, I participated in an hour–long panel discussion titled “Your Digital Afterlife” that was broadcast on public radio station WFAE 90.7 FM in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Mike Collins, the host of the “Charlotte Talks” daily talk … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital music, digital property, estate planning, facebook, intellectual property, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, social networking, video games, virtual worlds, Web page
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Idaho Bill Gives Executor or Conservator Power Over Online Accounts
Idaho recently passed Senate Bill No. 1044 that takes effect July 1, 2011, to give the conservator of an incapacitated person or the executor (personal representative) of a deceased person’s estate powers over some types of online accounts: § 15–3–715. TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED … Continue reading
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Identity Fraud Dropped 28% in 2010
According to the 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report released on February 8, 2011, by Javelin Strategy & Research, identity fraud dropped by 28% in 2010. In terms of the number of identity fraud incidents, that’s a drop of about three million … Continue reading
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Tagged bank accounts, death, decedent, died, estate planning, financial accounts, identity fraud, incapacity, jim lamm
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House Subcommittee Considers Mandatory Data Retention Rules for Internet Service Providers
One of the topics that generated several questions and additional discussion during my presentation at the 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning on January 12, 2011, was data retention rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and online accounts. For example, … Continue reading
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Tagged decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, social networking, Web page
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Conduct a Digital Fire Drill to Identify Important or Valuable Digital Property
When I talk with people about doing estate planning for their digital property—their passwords, online accounts, computers, smartphones, and electronic data—I sometimes ask them to conduct a “digital fire drill”: If your computer is lost, stolen, or damaged today, what … Continue reading
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Article in The New York Times: “Cyberspace When You’re Dead”
On January 5, 2011, The New York Times posted “Cyberspace When You’re Dead,” by Rob Walker. It’s a well-written overview of the problems of a person’s death and leaving behind a Twitter account, Facebook account, e-mails, and video games characters … Continue reading
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Oklahoma Statute Gives Executor Power Over Decedent’s Online Accounts
Oklahoma Statutes § 58–269, which took effect November 1, 2010, gives the executor of an estate power over a decedent’s online accounts and purports to give new rights to continue a decedent’s online accounts: § 58–269. Executor or administrator—Powers. The executor or … Continue reading
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