Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sep 30, 2014

Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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First up, Madeline Earp, a research analyst for the advocacy group Freedom House, joins us to talk about messaging apps and protests in Hong Kong. Plus, most people don't want to think about what happens when you die. Lots of us don't even have wills. But what happens to our digital accounts has become a more pressing issue in recent years, as people store more valuable and personal information virtually?

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When you die, who gets your digital assets?

Sep 30, 2014
Families of the deceased struggle to access the digital life of loved ones.

First up, Madeline Earp, a research analyst for the advocacy group Freedom House, joins us to talk about messaging apps and protests in Hong Kong. Plus, most people don’t want to think about what happens when you die. Lots of us don’t even have wills. But what happens to our digital accounts has become a more pressing issue in recent years, as people store more valuable and personal information virtually?

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