A lack of standardization in the way governments and tech firms handle the digital accounts of the deceased could invite fraud and exploitation, the OpenID Foundation has warned. The standards body released a report yesterday calling for a new framework to close systemic gaps across platforms, jurisdictions and industries. The Unfinished Digital Estate, warned that no consistent global standards exist to ensure that devices and email, social media, cryptocurrency and other accounts are both accessible to the right people and protected after the account owner dies. “This issue affects every internet user eventually, yet platforms treat death as an edge case,” said report co-author Dean Saxe. “We have standards for authentication, authorization, and digital consent. We need the same…