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Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA)
A model law, approved by the Uniform Law Commission in 2015 and enacted in some form by most states, that decides when an executor, trustee, agent or guardian may access a person's digital assets. It ranks the account holder's choices: a setting in a service's own online tool comes first, then directions in a will, trust or power of attorney, then the terms of service. The content of messages is disclosed only with the user's consent or a court order.
Also called: RUFADAA, fiduciary access to digital assets, digital assets act, UFADAA
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CHAPTER · DIGITAL ESTATE PLANNING · DEEP DIVEThe Law Behind Digital AccessCHAPTER · DIGITAL ESTATE PLANNING · DEEP DIVEEmail, Photos and Social Media After You Are GoneRELATED TERMS
SOURCES
- Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015). Uniform Law Commission.
- Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2713. United States Code.