There are just so many facets and angles to this story, it’s almost impossible to determine if there is a right and a wrong, let alone who is which.

Justin Ellsworth, of Wixom, Michigan, was killed last month while on foot patrol in Iraq.

John Ellsworth, the grieving father of the 20-year-old Marine, asked Yahoo to please give him access to his son’s email account.

Yahoo politely declined, citing its privacy policy.

Now, this raises some interesting issues. Online privacy policies are (or should be) considered sacrosanct.

On the other hand, when you pass away, generally all of your possessions which are not otherwise divided by a will are passed on to your next of kin… [Continued…]