Is the real reason for Yahoos refusal to give dad of dead soldier password

[Sara Beverley]

Becasue the soldiers e-mail has already been read by Yahoo and the US military and they know there was damaging information contained in the e-mails? I'm just wondering about this. I bet the entire e-mail file had been destroyed. Otherwise some kid in the neighborhood could have hacked the system by now to get the e-mails. I bet Yahoo could not even reproduce the e-mails if ordered to do so because the military and the Bush administration has told them not to. :tinfoilhat:

[prodigal_green]

1. I know it sounds cold, but I agree with Yahoo on this

with so much of our privacy being eroded, I'm glad at least a corporate entity is willing to stick to their policy. However, perhaps they could add something in the registration process that allows one to designate an individual to whom messages could be forwarded or released in the event of an emergency (though I don't really know how you'd let them know there was an emergency)

[Florida_Geek]

3. Right, and what if there are love letters to another GUY and

the parents did not know their son was gay...

[Bronco69]

4. I agree with Yahoo also.

If the soldier wanted his emails to be read by his family he would have forwarded them to the family a long time ago.

[DemBones DemBones]

2. I think they'd have just destroyed any e-mails

with damaging info in them if this were the case.

There are plenty of conspiracies today, but this seems to be a straightforward story to me: Yahoo won't violate an account holder's privacy even though he is now dead. I applaud Yahoo. The family is asking for e-mails he received and those he sent -- why? They should have all the e-mails he intended for them, and copies of what they wrote to him. What right do they have to anything else?

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. I'm on Yahoo's side on this issue.

An expectation of privacy is a fundamental part of the TOS agreement.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. What people can do,

if they wish is to have a sealed envelope with "don't open until my death" on it put in a safe place or in safe hands. Inside are all their passwords. It may sound silly, but when I die I'd like to let the folks on my mailing list know that happened, and that I just didn't get mad or something. So that's what I would do, and then there's no problem.

[bahrbearian]

11. Good Idea ! I doing that today.

[Sara Beverley]

7. Good responses, all. I get your points and agree but asking and thinking

always.

[Ready4Change]

8. I side with Yahoo on this.

Otherwise this can provide an opening into a great many cans of worms.

I've another thought, but will put that in a new message.

[AliciaKeyedUp]

9. Yahoo is correct

E-mail is private and needs to stay that way without the express written consent of the owner.

[Ready4Change]

10. Can you put something to handle this in your Will?

For example, something like "I grant Joe Random rights to read and distribute the content of my electronic mail accounts held by Yahoo, and Hotmail. After reading and distributing them as he sees fit, those accounts and their contents shall be wiped out and the accounts will be cancelled."

Or "My electronic mail accounts shall be cancelled and the contents shall not be distributed to any entity whatsoever."

Or whatever else floats a future dead persons boat.

Can this currently be done in Wills?

[PaganPreacher]

12. Yes it can, and it's a great idea!

Ready4Change, you are brilliant!



I have never thought about my survivors contacting my online friends, and telling them that I am gone, until now.

I can add codicils to my will, and I will make one and file it this week.

Thanks!

The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek.

[Name removed]

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