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Connections: What Happens To Your Online Accounts After You Die?

When you die, what happens to your online accounts? It's an issue that happens thousands of times a year, and the laws are murky regarding who can access your accounts after you pass away. There is a movement in place to change the laws that will not only affect the families and loved ones of the deceased, but also the companies who administer these individual accounts, like Twitter and Facebook. We discuss the impact of these laws with our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.