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Why You Need a Digital ‘Dead Man’s Switch’
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
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See I'd want something similar but for my various online accounts and infrastructure. For example, my family knows Jack about my AWS instances. They'd have to hire someone to make sure that they got shut down.
So a script to set up various items so that upon my death AWS will stop billing would be amazing.
That and to delete my porn, format my drives, and delete my internet history. Actually, just a script to slag the drives would be the best.
Billing wise, as soon as the CC company is notified of your passing, the card is canceled and typically the debt is forgiven as long as you are the sole card signatory.
Stopping AWS instances would be handy, but your idea to slag the drives is unnecessary.
Just set up full disk encryption for everything.
You die -> no key -> no data
Got to go nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.