Prompt Cast
Death Switch: Maintaining Privacy and Sharing After Death
TLDR Death Switch is an internet service that allows users to maintain privacy while alive and then share whatever they want after death. The federal privacy act of 1974 does not protect the privacy rights of individuals after they die, but the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) extends privacy rights to the family of the deceased.
Timestamped Summary
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Death Switch is an internet service that allows users to set up emails to be sent after they die.
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Deathswitch is a service that allows users to maintain privacy while alive and then share whatever they want after death.
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The federal privacy act of 1974 allows individuals to request and view their files held by government agencies, but does not cover how the agencies obtain that information.
12:33
The federal privacy act of 1974 does not protect the privacy rights of individuals after they die, but the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) extends privacy rights to the family of the deceased.
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The right of publicity extends beyond death in most of the world, but in the US it is a state law issue and terminates at death in New York, while other states like Tennessee, Washington, and Indiana have laws that secure control of identity for a term ranging from 100 years to forever.
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The right to publicity and HIPAA protection are descendable rights, as seen in cases involving Marilyn Monroe's estate and the release of autopsy photos under the Freedom of Information Act.
25:24
The Florida courts rejected the plea to release Dale Earnhardt's autopsy photos in the newspaper, and Florida passed a law to prevent the release of such photos.
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There is a movement towards getting anti-defamation laws in place for the deceased, based on the idea that our identity and legacy can be defamed and harmed after death.
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Facebook has a policy where they will revert control of a deceased person's account to their family members, turning it into a memorial page.
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The hosts of the podcast ask listeners to share stories about how the podcast has helped or harmed their lives.
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