The end is near, let others know via email

by Joey Celis Jul 9th 2008

Everything has gone electronic these days, from banking to health records everything is online and the only thing keeping this information away from unauthorized users is the cryptic password that you came up with. But what if you were pass away one day? Will your family members know your password to get into your accounts to sort out your affairs? Sure they could enlist the help of Oda Mae Brown and a ouija board but sending them an email from Death Switch may be easier.

After creating an account with Death Switch, you simply fill out your message of what you would like sent to others after your demise. And when you pass, this email will be sent to those you have specified. Grim but straight forward.

In order for Death Switch to send out the email after your passing, it will send you messages from time to time to which you will need to respond back verifying that you are still with the living. If you fail to respond back to this message after several attempts, the service will assume that you have expired and your message will be sent.

While we can see the logic behind this, one has to wonder if a will with instructions on how to handle your estate would be a bit more tactful than freaking everyone out with an email out from the dead.

Tags: death, email

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

z0iid said 3:24PM on 7-09-2008

*than* freaking everyone out. not *then*.

Joey Celis said 7:50PM on 7-09-2008

Thanks for the catch!

z0iid said 12:21AM on 7-10-2008

you can delete the earlier comment, and this one if you like.

Art Garcia said 8:32AM on 7-10-2008

This will be good for people who are afraid of being murdered.

"If you kill me or detain me, i won't be able to stop the incriminating info from going out"

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