The idea of Facebook being around even in 2100 is definitely depressing but other than that this Fast Company story on the data of the deceased is good reading. Digital remains is a new phrase I learned - something that can be too easily abused
dead profiles could be used to attract new people to the platform and continue to monetize their attention, and that “datasets of digital remains” could be used to train new models and find historical patterns, which could help drive the company’s bottom line
Digital Beyond provides a long list of service offerings to address the disposal of our digital corpse. One of them aptly named Digital Remains promises "Our encrypted and 100% secure software ensures that you can be sure that your wishes are carried out by your named digital executors". We definitely live in interesting times.
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