tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222823941653971224.post7532667453630262078..comments2024-03-28T04:24:14.785-07:00Comments on Technicalinfo.net Blog: Digging up the Dead?Gunter Ollmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00872922499284887206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222823941653971224.post-30636995487365382162009-03-04T06:10:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:10:00.000-08:00An immediate question that comes to mind is Hotmai...An immediate question that comes to mind is Hotmail. If I needed to get access to a deceased relatives hotmail email account (say my Grandfather's) because there lots of info in there like his friends email addresses (so I could inform them of the death), how would I do that? "Please Mr Hotmail Helpdesk, I'm a relative and I need to access this email address" probably isn't going to cut it.<BR/><BR/>No doubt there are some kinds of procedures for this for the larger online service providers - I just don't know what they are - and I suspect that they're probably more vulnerable to abuse than standard password-reset techniques.<BR/><BR/>Food for thought.Gunter Ollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872922499284887206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222823941653971224.post-78167931086073185772009-03-03T23:24:00.000-08:002009-03-03T23:24:00.000-08:00That's a very interesting post. I would think tha...That's a very interesting post. I would think that a "next of kin" could access any of this info with a valid death certificate if there is a physical location (such as a bank). I won't go into the ease of forging such a document, but at least there may be a way. (I can only think of the Seinfeld episode where George tries to get free airfare by obtaining a death certificate)<BR/><BR/>Online, though, That's a whole new mess...Tim Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962563677149844004noreply@blogger.com