In response to growing calls from the public, Facebook has given users more control over their account after death. From the Associated Press: Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife. The world’s biggest online social network said Thursday that it will now let users pick someone who can manage their account after they die. Previously, the accounts were “memorialized” after death, or locked so that no one could log in. But Facebook says its users wanted

According to a recent Pew Research study, 55% of American adults have a smartphone and 63% of cell phone users use their phone to go online. The growth of smartphone usage has made it easier – and more acceptable – for employees to perform job responsibilities before or after the regular working day. For employers, however, these technological advances can be dangerous. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires non-exempt employees to receive overtime pay for working more

From bank accounts to social media, more and more of our personal information is stored and accessed online. But after someone dies, both these digital accounts and the “digital assets” (from e-mails to stored files) contained in the accounts can become difficult for the deceased’s representative to access. Typically, access to a deceased’s online accounts or assets is governed by each site’s policies. For example, Twitter requires a death certificate and a signed statement f