What Happens To Your Data When You Die?

dacarr writes "Your data - that is, the personal web pages and projects you have worked on to make the 'net a better place - are presumably password protected. But sooner or later the time will come when you take that last breath, and with you goes your passwords, but not your data. It's still there for your benefactors to deal with. And while many famous people who are no longer with us (e.g., Douglas Adams or Chuck Jones) have a staff for this, well, many of us don't. As such, have you planned for the hereafter, and if so, how?"

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dead man's switch

[werd life]

Kinda related -- a neat program over at Arstechnica to send out those last few message group posts and emails from beyond the grave -- dead man's switch.

What happens after I die?

[fishbowl]

Après moi le déluge.

Dead Man's Switch

[oldstrat]

This reminded me of an app I saw sometime back called a deadmans switch so,
I googled it and it's at Arsware.
I really thought about setting it up and using it, but that random trip to Stuckey's
just might wipe out all that stuff I care about while I'm still pumping red stuff.

Re:Don't worry, we won't tell

[Rosonowski]

The sad thing is, I knew what you were referencing without having to click.