Comments on: Death Switch – a good idea or a very bad idea?

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:50:00 +0000

That is a pretty hilarious scenario.

By: Darius

Darius — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:24:00 +0000

I'm pretty sure it's just a fun idea and that should be the question, to which the answer would be 'yes'.

It COULD be a good idea, if you could trust them as much as you trust your bank with your bank account. And, come to think of it: why do you?…

So. If they can emulate that trust, then it's a good idea.

I read about this concept in "Sum, forty tales from the afterlife" by David Eagleman. I came online, pretty sure of the fact that someone had already did it (before I could try) and, alas, they had. I'm curious if the guys read it in the book also or David Eagleman heard of it from someone else and put it in the book.

His other ideas seem pretty original, he has 50 small tales about various types of life after death (as the title says, that's exacly what they are – example of Heavens etc.) and I'm pretty sure he didn't copy any of them from someone else, otherwise he'd already be exposed. So… did deathswitchdotcom steal his idea? Find out for us, since you are responsible of discussing the subject. :P

By: Darius

Darius — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:24:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure it’s just a fun idea and that should be the question, to which the answer would be ‘yes’.

It COULD be a good idea, if you could trust them as much as you trust your bank with your bank account. And, come to think of it: why do you?…

So. If they can emulate that trust, then it’s a good idea.

I read about this concept in “Sum, forty tales from the afterlife” by David Eagleman. I came online, pretty sure of the fact that someone had already did it (before I could try) and, alas, they had. I’m curious if the guys read it in the book also or David Eagleman heard of it from someone else and put it in the book.

His other ideas seem pretty original, he has 50 small tales about various types of life after death (as the title says, that’s exacly what they are – example of Heavens etc.) and I’m pretty sure he didn’t copy any of them from someone else, otherwise he’d already be exposed. So… did deathswitchdotcom steal his idea? Find out for us, since you are responsible of discussing the subject. :P

By: Aoede

Aoede — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:45:00 +0000

It's not just for passwords. And any person in their right mind wouldn't put the password itself — as the company itself suggests, give hints that can only be deciphered by one person, or divide hints between two people so that they can only understand if they cooperate.

Doing this in paper would be risky as well; the company's just providing automation. Only a fool would outright put passwords in.

By: Aoede

Aoede — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:45:00 +0000

It’s not just for passwords. And any person in their right mind wouldn’t put the password itself — as the company itself suggests, give hints that can only be deciphered by one person, or divide hints between two people so that they can only understand if they cooperate.

Doing this in paper would be risky as well; the company’s just providing automation. Only a fool would outright put passwords in.

By: Ricko

Ricko — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:34:00 +0000

So, "Death switch". In the tried & true method of the "American Insurance Man", it is virtually impossible to get a bottom-line cost figure. Was anyone able to get a QUOTE of price ?

By: Ricko

Ricko — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:34:00 +0000

So, “Death switch”. In the tried & true method of the “American Insurance Man”, it is virtually impossible to get a bottom-line cost figure. Was anyone able to get a QUOTE of price ?

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:03:00 +0000

How would it be fraud? She'd need money to pay for the funeral and to clear up my affairs. I would also want her to have my things. It isn't fraud if it's my express will that she should have it.

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:03:00 +0000

How would it be fraud? She’d need money to pay for the funeral and to clear up my affairs. I would also want her to have my things. It isn’t fraud if it’s my express will that she should have it.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:56:00 +0000

"I have lots of passwords in my head and if I was hit by a bus tomorrow, my partner would have no idea how to access my email (with all my contacts), my Skype (with all my phone numbers) and my online banking (with all my wads of cash). So having a backup system like this would appear to be good."

Wouldn't that be fraud if, after your death, your significant other were to access your monies and clear it out?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:56:00 +0000

“I have lots of passwords in my head and if I was hit by a bus tomorrow, my partner would have no idea how to access my email (with all my contacts), my Skype (with all my phone numbers) and my online banking (with all my wads of cash). So having a backup system like this would appear to be good.”

Wouldn’t that be fraud if, after your death, your significant other were to access your monies and clear it out?

By: Joseph A Nagy, Jr

Joseph A Nagy, Jr — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:40:00 +0000

This seems like a ludicrously bad idea. No, seriously. Aside from the privacy issues, I just don't like the way they check to see if you're alive. There are better ways and yes, a metal lockbox is definitely the preferred way to make sure your affairs are kept in order.