What happens to your Facebook when you die? Digital assets oft forgotten
When most people think about bequeathing their belongings, it's the obvious: the house, the car, bank accounts, the sentimental family mementos.
Internet
Dec 19, 2011
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News tagged with digital assets
Fate of digital assets 'vague' after death
When you die, does your Facebook account die with you? Or that online photo album? What about your iTunes playlist, blogs or tweets?
Internet
Sep 13, 2011
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Wall Street greets bitcoin with interest and worry
Bitcoin may be the fraud of the century, depending on whom you believe, or it could be a gold mine for early adopters.
Business
Oct 23, 2018
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Google adds 'digital estate planning' to its services
Google on Thursday began letting people plan out what is to be done with their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated.
Internet
Apr 11, 2013
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What does a physicist see when looking at the NFT market?
The market for collectible digital assets, or non-fungible tokens, is an interesting example of a physical system with a large scale of complexity, non-trivial dynamics, and an original logic of financial transactions. At ...
Mathematics
Feb 22, 2024
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Japan's crypto exchange Coincheck sued after hack
Cryptocurrency traders filed a lawsuit Thursday against Japanese exchange firm Coincheck for freezing withdrawals after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets.
Security
Feb 15, 2018
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Japan's crypto exchange to refund to customers after theft
Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.
Internet
Jan 28, 2018
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In death, Facebook photos could fade away forever
(AP)—A grieving Oregon mother who battled Facebook for full access to her deceased son's account has been pushing for years for something that would prevent others from losing photos, messages and other memories—as she ...
Internet
Mar 1, 2013
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Japan to sanction Coincheck after massive cryptocurrency heist
Japan said Monday it would impose administrative measures on virtual currency exchange Coincheck after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets from the Tokyo-based firm.
Internet
Jan 29, 2018
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A quest to digitize 1 million plant specimens
The Australian National Herbarium in Canberra is imaging nearly a million plant specimens using an automated system developed by Netherlands company Picturae.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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