I definitely would if it was a regular iCloud Photo Library with decades of family history, pictures of the kids growing up, etc. Imagine all that being lost. It&#x27;s not what most users would want.<p>If there was something the deceased person truly wanted hidden from their next of kin, they could use stronger encryption for that. The Notes app, for example, allows for note-level strong encryption. But it&#x27;s not an ideal fit for the more typical use case.<p>Anyway, they do it.[1]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;widow-says-apple-told-her-to-get-court-order-to-secure-dead-husbands-password&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;widow-says-apple-told-her-to-get-co...</a>