It’s not a new question in the Internet-enabled world, but one that is only recently becoming a significant issue on social networking sites: what should happen to a a social networking profile when its owner dies? Should the page remain as-is? Should the page be deleted? Should status updates and other activity be suspended? What if the account gets hacked or defaced? Who should handle all that?
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Attacks Overwhelm Estonian Internet Sites
Many commercial and government Internet sites in the Baltic nation of Estonia are being pummeled with online attacks—and the Estonian government says many of the attacks are being hosted by Russian servers.
The attacks began three weeks ago shortly after Estonia relocated a Soviet-era World War II memorial in the Estonian capital of Talinn. The memorial’s move was fiercely condemned by the Kremlin and some ethnic Russians living in Estonia, saying the memorial is a tribute to Russians who fought (and defeated) the Nazis in Estonia during World War II. However, many Estonians feel the memorial symbolized decades of Soviet occupation and oppression. The relocation of the memorial sparked protests and rioting, during which more than 150 people were injured and one person was killed.
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