Protecting Your Privacy After You Die

October 25, 2009 by ADMIN · 2 Comments

By Rebecca Herold (The Privacy Professor) CIPP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, FLMI

Do surviving relatives have a right to read their deceased son’s, daughter’s, husband’s or wife’s communications with other people whose lives could then subsequently be completely altered as a result? What would your email service providers do with all your messages? Who should make that decision, and when should that decision be made?