Passing on a notice from the Belmont Information Technology Advisory Committee regarding a meeting on Monday, June 10.
Privacy
Surveillance Capitalism
What do we need to do to prevent overreach by the Googles and Facebooks of the world?
The conversation about digital afterlife
Opinion polling is poor guide to policy as to a decedent’s email accounts, but there are some good approaches under discussion.
Who Should Have Access to Your Emails After Death?
The Supreme Court of the United States may rule on the limits of a state’s ability to require disclosure of emails to an executor.
Posthumous Email and Social Media Rights
Will recently quizzed us on whether heirs should have access to a decadent’s email accounts. He didn’t specify any other logins, but all are potentially relevant probate issues. This is a thorny knot of issues that his question only grazes. Giving heirs access to just email archives is a lot more complicated than he lets …
Equifax Breach – Resources and Next Steps
The recent Equifax data breach has many consumers worried about possible identity theft – around three million consumers in Massachusetts may have been affected, out of 143 million nationwide. Here are some steps you can take, and some steps your state legislators are taking, to protect your information. What you can do: Go to www.equifaxsecurity2017.com …
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