Dead Marine's family wants access to his Yahoo emails.

http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=23560

I can see both sides of this I guess. But maybe they won't like what they find in there anyways, you never know what secrets they may run into that he didn't want them to know.

I do not think they should have access to the emails. This would set a precedent and would be a slippery slope. If the soldier wanted them to see it, he would have given them the password.

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Originally Posted by Camaro80z

I do not think they should have access to the emails. This would set a precedent and would be a slippery slope. If the soldier wanted them to see it, he would have given them the password.

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Yeah, I agree. He didn't want them to read his emails when he was alive, so why should they be allowed to read them now that he died?

He had and should still have a right to privacy, and Yahoo would be opening a can of worms if they gave his password to the family.

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Originally Posted by Camaro80z

I do not think they should have access to the emails. This would set a precedent and would be a slippery slope. If the soldier wanted them to see it, he would have given them the password.

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B!+ch! He was a Marine, not a Soldier!

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Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

Yeah, I agree. He didn't want them to read his emails when he was alive, so why should they be allowed to read them now that he died?

He had and should still have a right to privacy, and Yahoo would be opening a can of worms if they gave his password to the family.

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It would be interesting to know what the president already is, and how does that jurisdiction apply to a family member wanting the information exposed.

And, of course as most of you may be surprised to find, I think that the family should have access to the account, and anything else that might offer them insight on his life, and what responsibilities and other things he had looming. If there’s a life insurance policy they don’t know about, perhaps this will shed some light on things. Perhaps he corresponded with someone that doesn’t know he is dead, and the family could provide closure for that person; even invite them to the wake. Hell, he may have had an illegitimate child that is privileged to some of the insurance money, and this might be the only way to know of the extra families existence.

Bottom line is that he is dead, what secrets could he possibly be concerned with now.

I agree with the exmarine, the family should have access to it

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

And, of course as most of you may be surprised to find, I think that the family should have access to the account, and anything else that might offer them insight on his life, and what responsibilities and other things he had looming. If there’s a life insurance policy they don’t know about, perhaps this will shed some light on things. Perhaps he corresponded with someone that doesn’t know he is dead, and the family could provide closure for that person; even invite them to the wake. Hell, he may have had an illegitimate child that is privileged to some of the insurance money, and this might be the only way to know of the extra families existence.

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Well, like I said, I can see both sides of this, and really don't know which way it should go.

If it was my son, father, brother, etc, I would want access so I could learn as much about him and his life as possible.

Also, I would think it should be fairly easy for some friend or family member to go through the "I forgot my password" wiazrd, as it usually asks some generic question that a close family member or friend would probably know.

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Originally Posted by Cleetus

I agree with the exmarine, the family should have access to it

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All right that's it! You can be an ex-smoker, and ex-husband, even an ex-ballplayer, but there is no such thing as an ex-Marine! Once a Marine, always a Marine! I realize you are smart enough to know that, and are just trying to rile me up, which won't happen, cause I am impervious to you. However I still have to point this out so no one else draws from your effort to delude...http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/usa.gif

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

B!+ch! He was a Marine, not a Soldier!

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I knew I would get you with that one! :thumbs:

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its called precedent Ya_K, since were doing error corrections ;)


-Dont think they should read his mail. He would have given them the password if he wanted them to. But I can see their side of it too.

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Originally Posted by TechZ

its called precedent Ya_K, since were doing error corrections ;)


-Dont think they should read his mail. He would have given them the password if he wanted them to. But I can see their side of it too.

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But he was alive when he made that choice not to give it to them. He didn't know he was going to die/didn't plan on dieing, hence his decision was in the pre-mortem, not post.

I think they definitely need a court order to do it, but Yahoo should be required to hold on to the account while the decision is being made in the court. I am sure there is plenty of precedents for that in courts, and if they were to move fast, I am sure they will get their wish.

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

But he was alive when he made that choice not to give it to them. He didn't know he was going to die/didn't plan on dieing, hence his decision was in the pre-mortem, not post.

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I agree with that to a point, but being a marine and going to war, he had to know he stood a better chance of dying than the average citizen, so he should have had a will or something similar in place, to avoid issues like this.

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Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

I agree with that to a point, but being a marine and going to war, he had to know he stood a better chance of dying than the average citizen, so he should have had a will or something similar in place, to avoid issues like this.

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How many people in the Marines have wills, even in combat? You'd be surprised how many don’t. The Marine mentality is a little off the beaten path. Marines know they are fighting men, they know they could die, but they don't plan on it. There may be a lot of his wishes that didn't get line itemed...

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

How many people in the Marines have wills, even in combat? You'd be surprised how many don’t. The Marine mentality is a little off the beaten path. Marines know they are fighting men, they know they could die, but they don't plan on it. There may be a lot of his wishes that didn't get line itemed...

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that's a damn shame

Sorta follow the leader or die thing huh?

Sad, but needed for what they do I suppose.