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What happens to our electronic cloud records when we die? (continued)
Simon Ritchie
Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
In many cases, what happens with your data is entirely up to the companies that hold it. Free services such as social media providers make money off of your data, so they will keep it for as long as possible. Because…
