Deontological vs. Utilitarian-Ellsworth vs. Yahoo-Are Our Emails still private after our death?
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Touro University International Lori Durham ETH 301 Case Assignment Module 2 Dr. Robyn McMaster Introduction We are discussing the rights that a family has to email accounts after the death of a family member. More precisely, should Justin Ellsworth's parents have been given access to his email? Is email any different then hand written letters? Any letters that you write to friends, family, business associate, and acquaintances become part of your estate and are given to whomever you have left your estate to. Should emails be in the same category? Who has Rights after our death? In our quest to figure out this answer we should look at the ethical consequences for all involved and look at the Utilitarian and Deontological effects this dilemma puts on Justin's Ellsworth's rights (even after his death), his parents' rights, and the rights of Yahoo! and email account holders. Justin Ellsworth established an email account with Yahoo! never realizing the problem that this...


