Dead Man's Switch

Well, whaddya know. The problem outlined in my previous post: Dead Men Tell No Passwords, has obviously been pondered by smarter and more productive minds than my own. It turns out that software exists that, should a certain switch not be reset by the user within a given period, will assume the owner's demise and send off emails to designated people to notify them of crucial information they may need to deal with things after the funeral. It can also do web-postings, and encrypt 'sensitive' files. But, as one user found out, use with caution...

"I went on vacation, and forgot all about the switch," said Kenny LaGuardia, a Web designer from Los Angeles. "When I returned home, the program had posted, 'So I guess I'm dead' messages to all the newslists I subscribe to, and destroyed all my adult entertainment files."

Ahahaha. "Adult entertainment files."
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