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Online Identity

Tech

Gone but Not Deleted

When loved ones die, what do we do with the digital reminders they’ve left behind?

Luke O'Neil Boston Magazine Jun 2018 10min Permalink

Business Crime Tech

Mugged by a Mug Shot Online

On the online mug shot industry, which posts mug shots of anyone arrested (regardless of conviction) and charges $30 to $400 to have the photo removed.

David Segal New York Times Oct 2013 10min Permalink

Tech

Cyberspace When You're Dead

The new purgatory; what becomes of digital identities after death.

Rob Walker New York Times Magazine Jan 2011 Permalink