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Tag Archives: online accounts
Facebook Blocks Demand for Contents of Deceased User’s Account
On September 20, 2012, Facebook obtained a court order blocking a demand to turn over the contents of a deceased user’s Facebook account. The executor of Sahar Daftary’s estate requested a subpoena to compel Facebook to turn over the decedent’s Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Social Networking Accounts
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, gmail, hotmail, incapacity, jim lamm, microsoft, myspace, online accounts, social networking, twitter, yahoo!
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What Happens to Your Apple iTunes Music, Videos, and eBooks When You Die?
Recently, there have been several news stories about what happens to your digital music, videos, and eBooks purchased from Apple’s iTunes when you die. The same question would apply to other digital music, video, and eBook sellers (for example, eBooks … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property Rights
Tagged amazon, apple, copyright, death, decedent, died, digital music, digital property, digital publishing, incapacity, intellectual property, iTunes, jim lamm, online accounts
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How Secure Are Your Online Account Passwords?
With announcements this month from popular Web sites LinkedIn, eHarmony, and Last.fm that a significant number of user passwords may have been compromised, it’s a good time to ask yourself, “How secure are your passwords?” It’s also a good time … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, General, Social Networking Accounts
Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, financial accounts, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, social networking
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Wisconsin Family Struggles to Obtain Access to Deceased Son’s Facebook and Gmail Accounts
A June 1, 2012, article by Jessica Hopper posted on MSNBC’s Rock Center, describes a Wisconsin family’s attempts to gain access to their deceased son’s online accounts. As I mention in previous postings, it can be a very time–consuming, expensive, … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, social networking
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WSJ Article on Access to Online Accounts After a Business Owner Dies
There is an article by Molly Williams in today’s Wall Street Journal titled “If a Business Owner Dies, Who Can Access the Web?” The article points out that some small businesses have only one person who knows the passwords to … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, e-mail, facebook, gmail, jim lamm, microsoft, online accounts, passwords, social networking, yahoo!
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Update on Whether It’s a Crime for Fiduciaries to Access a Decedent’s Online Accounts
I’ve written previously that using an incapacitated or deceased person’s passwords to access that person’s online accounts may not be permitted under the Web service’s Terms of Service contract, and it might even be construed as “unauthorized access” under a … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, Online Sales Accounts, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged accessing, accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, myspace, online accounts, social networking
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Sharing Your Facebook Password With Employers, Schools, or Fiduciaries
Previously, I’ve written about courts ordering spouses to reveal their Facebook passwords in the course of a divorce proceeding. In the past few weeks, there have been several stories about employers asking a job applicant to reveal the applicant’s Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Social Networking Accounts
Tagged death, decedent, died, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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Planning Ahead for Access to Contents of a Decedent’s Online Accounts
February 1 was informally designated as “Change Your Password Day,” and a good collection of articles is available at Lifehacker.com about how to test the strength of your passwords, how to update your passwords with “strong” passwords, and a list … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, General, Social Networking Accounts
Tagged death, decedent, died, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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Zappos.com Customer Account Information Compromised
On January 15, 2012, Zappos.com announced that their customer account information may have been compromised, including customer names, e–mail addresses, billing and shipping addresses, and phone numbers. CNN reports that this affects 24 million Zappos.com customers. Fortunately, Zappos.com announced that customer … Continue reading
Posted in Online Sales Accounts
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, online sales, passwords
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Unique Virtual Sword Sells for $16,000 in Age of Wulin Video Game
I’ve written before about estate planning and charitable giving with video games and virtual worlds. Here’s another example of how valuable digital property can be—including virtual items in video games. In December 2011, the developers of the video game Age … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games & Virtual Worlds
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, video games, virtual worlds
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