Controlling your online life after death

I recently read about an interesting type service for techies or anyone really. Have you ever thought of what would happen to your online accounts if you die? Who would access them and how? There're a couple services called Legacy Locker and AssetLock that promise online life after death. Kinda weird? That's what I thought until I read a little more about it.

Users of Legacy Locker can set up who gets access to their information after they pass away, complete with "legacy letters" to loved ones.

According to an article on CNN.com..."If someone contacts Legacy Locker to report a client's death, the service will send the customer four e-mails in 48 hours. If there's no response, Legacy Locker will then contact the people the client listed as verifiers in the event of his or her death. Even then, the service would not release digital assets without examining a copy of the customer's death certificate, Toeman said."

While we're on the subject, Find A Grave lets users "find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc."

I haven't signed up for the service, I can see how it would be beneficial to those wanting to share their online life with only certain people after they pass away.