PBS NewsHour

Law Lags in Defining Posthumous Protocol for Online Accounts

Clip: Season 2013 | 11m 3s

What happens to your email, Facebook page and other digital property when you die? Naomi Cahn of the George Washington University School of Law, and Evan Carroll, co-author of "Your Digital Afterlife," talk to Jeffrey Brown about the legal and ethical quandaries of dealing with a loved's ones digital assets after they're gone.

Aired: 03/11/13

Rating: NR

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