Deathswitch
For other uses, see Dead man's switch.
| Web address | http://www.deathswitch.com |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Bridging Mortality |
| Owner | Information Immortality, LLC |
| Created by | David Eagleman |
| Launched | 2006 |
Alexa rank |
 1,043,319 (April 2014)[1] |
| Current status | Closed |
Deathswitch was a website that allowed users to store encrypted emails, to be sent out at the time of their death. This was determined by the user entering a password at preset intervals. If the password was not entered after several prompts, the emails would be sent out to the indicated email recipients. The service announced its shutdown on October 22nd, 2015. Other services have risen up in its place such as email from death[2]].
Services
Basic
1 email, no attachments.[3]
Paid
$20 per year, 30 e-mails with attachments (video, etc.)[4]
References
- ↑ "Deathswitch.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Email from death". Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Death Switch: Services Overview". Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ↑ Stuart (March 14, 2009). "Death Switch". DHADM. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
External links
- David Eagleman (October 19, 2006). "A brief history of death switches" (PDF). Nature (Nature) 443 (7113): 882. doi:10.1038/443882a. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 Jan 2008.
- Svensson, Peter (March 16, 2009). "Death leaves online lives in limbo". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- Google Introduces Dead Man’s Switch For Your Accounts. (April 12, 2013). Consumerist.com.
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