Deathswitch

{{Other uses|Dead man's switch}}

{{Infobox Website

| websitename = Deathswitch

| author = David Eagleman

| date_of_launch = {{Start date and age|2006}}

| current_status = Defunct

| dissolved = {{end date and age|2015|10|22}}

}}

Deathswitch was a website that allowed users to store encrypted emails, to be sent out at the time of their death.{{cite news |first1=David |last1=Cohen |title=Dimensions of the Deathswitch | url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2007/jan/17/dimensionsofthedeathswitch|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 January 2007 |issn=0261-3077 |via=www.theguardian.com}}{{cite news |first1=Jon |last1=Mooallem|accessdate=2019-10-04|title=The Startup That Lets You Communicate From Beyond the Grave|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/11/talking-to-the-dead/|newspaper=Wired|date=20 November 2014|issn=1059-1028|via=www.wired.com}}{{cite web|first1=Kathy Willens /|last1=AP|access-date=2019-10-04|title=In case of death, please send e-mail|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29681926|date=15 March 2009|website=msnbc.com}} This was determined by the user entering a password at preset intervals.{{cite news|first1=Rob| last1=Walker|accessdate=2019-10-04|title=Cyberspace When You're Dead| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=5 January 2011| issn=0362-4331|via=NYTimes.com}} If the password was not entered after several prompts, the emails would be sent out to the indicated email recipients. The service announced its shutdown on October 22, 2015.