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Preparing for digital afterlife and to leave work on time

A study raises questions on data of dead netizens, while TV show reignites work-life balance debate

Facebook may eventually have more dead users than living ones, according to a recent study by Oxford University researchers. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
In Japanese drama, I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!, actress Yui Higashiyama plays a project manager at a Web design firm who tries to finish her key tasks every day so she can leave the office by 6pm. It has reignited a perennial debate on work-lif
In Japanese drama, I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!, actress Yui Higashiyama plays a project manager at a Web design firm who tries to finish her key tasks every day so she can leave the office by 6pm. It has reignited a perennial debate on work-life balance. PHOTO: TBS/TWITTER
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In the online world, people linger long after death.

Facebook may eventually have more dead users than living ones, according to a recent study by Oxford University researchers.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 23, 2019, with the headline Preparing for digital afterlife and to leave work on time. Subscribe