The Internet Is Filling Up with Dead People and There's Nothing We Can Do About It - Technology Review

Gone but not defriended; check the article link for some potential solutions (e.g., creating and blocking a “zombie” Google+ circle)

Aside from the feeling that I'm giving up yet more of my privacy out of fear of becoming techno-socially irrelevant, the worst part of signing up for a new social network like Google+ is having the service recommend that I invite or classify a dead friend.

The Internet Is Filling Up with Dead People and There's Nothing We Can Do About It - Technology Review