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I would absolutely pay for this. I'm a hypochondriac and think that I'm just about to die for a different reason every day, and have a fear that some people that I keep in contact with on the internet simply won't know until years after the fact.

The company would have to be extremely trustworthy to get my passwords though, and that'll be a tough hurdle. The key to distinguishing yourself would be a great UI with sensible (well researched) defaults and offers of form letters.

But $10-$20 bucks a year? Done.

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http://www.deadmansswitch.net/

You can encrypt your passwords or just say "I've left my passwords in a locked box, the combination is X".

DISCLOSURE: That app is mine.

Great. My question is, if I use your service, what if you die before I die :)

I'll send you an email telling you how to pay the webhost :p

oh, well, I think you and I agree ... The death idea is inspiring, but is an overkill. 99% death are natural death. For people who worry about it, they should add their logins to their will. But then, dead people are supposed to be gone, with most of their stuff.

I agree, but some people just want someone to tell their online friends that they died, I guess...

I'm not putting facebook crap in my will.

Just curious. You can also just write down the logins on a piece of paper, and tell a family member to open it just in case. Isn't this simpler/safer?