Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 4, 2008 5:23:01 PM CST



Website Offers Post-Mortem Security

Posted Mar 14, 08 2:50 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Think of it as a safe deposit box for the dearly departed: A website in California allows subscribers to store digital versions of important stuff—wills, photos, credit card numbers, bicycle lock combinations, you name it—so beneficiaries don't have to scramble after the funeral, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Sounds farfetched, but AssetLock.net soon expects to have 1 million American and international clients.

“It's the sort of thing you don't want to think about," says one user. "And once you put it all together in a single safe place, you don't have to.” When a subscriber dies, beneficiaries and, usually, a lawyer receive access the information. The site's creator says it's ultra-secure and uses the same encryption method as the National Security Agency.

Source San Francisco Chronicle

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon
AssetLock.net acts as an online safe deposit box.   (Shutterstock.com)
AssetLock.net allows users to store their wills online.   (Shutterstock.com)
With AssetLock.net, users can store credit card information online.   (Shutterstock.com)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 2)



Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Arts & Living Stories


What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »