“Successful Digital Empires, Social Networking profiles, then you croak it..
No one wants to think about it, but have you sat down and analyzed your own business? Would it keep running after you've gone, or are you the business, ie like a soletrader/consultant?
If you have a business that could keep going without you, are all your various email accounts, twitter feeds, forum logins, facebook account etc documented? Maybe your laptop/PC logon ID. How about all that stuff thats in your head, hosting information, paypal account...”
No one wants to think about it, but have you sat down and analyzed your own business? Would it keep running after you've gone, or are you the business, ie like a soletrader/consultant?
If you have a business that could keep going without you, are all your various email accounts, twitter feeds, forum logins, facebook account etc documented? Maybe your laptop/PC logon ID. How about all that stuff thats in your head, hosting information, paypal account...”
Well Googles making a start:
Google will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue.
The feature applies to email, social network Google Plus and other accounts...
BBC News - Google launches tool to determine data use after death
So just need someone to come along and offer a 1 stop shop and sort out a deceased persons online persona, and keep an online business going for the widow. Hmmm patent office....
No one to sue them I guess?
