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I came from Russia, people their use technology more and more even though it is still not that easy to find WI-FI everywhere. In terms of regular users most of the people there have computers and smartphones, a lot of them use different kinds of social networks, not only Facebook but two other Russian social networks are very popular too: Odnoklassniki.ru and VK.ru. They also use not only Google or Yahoo as a search engine but Yandex.ru.

By Irina Shulgina

• Should executors be allowed access to a deceased persons’ email and Facebook accounts?
•   I think there should be laws created which will resolve this kind of questions. I believe it should include certain circamstances when executors will be allowed to access a deceased persons email or Facebook account. The U.S. is a common law country, so usually a lot of cases are resolved on the basis of previous case experience and previous decision of the judge, so digital legacy is very new thats why when cases arise most of the judges have to make these new decisions which will become the basis for new laws.
• Why would technology companies like Google be opposed to laws that allow other people to access a user’s account after that person dies?
• I think because they want to prove everybody that privacy is the most secured issue and they are able to protect their users from invasion to their personal files. Google is a private company as well and when people start to use its services they have contract with this company they trust their personal stuff to them so it is very questionable if other people can have access to those files even after their deaf, as they didn’t allow this access before thats why only them knew their passwords. I believe that in the recent future we will face a lot of issues and cases connected with digital legacy.

By Irina Shulgina