Digital Afterlife- Planning your digital legacy 101
You know you will leave the world one day – It is inevitable.
However, do you know what will
become of your online lives? The ones on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo?
Will they be...
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Digital Afterlife- Planning your digital legacy 101
You know you will leave the world one day – It is inevitable.
However, do you know what will
become of your online lives? The ones on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo?
Will they be lost in oblivion in this digital universe? Or will they be passed on to your family and
your heirs will have access to your online lives?
Most online platforms and websites have vague digital afterlife policies and it is not clear what will
happen to your account once you die.
Your family or close friends who might want to access your
accounts may not be able to do so before going through tedious document submissions and in
some cases, even legal counsel.
Facebook, for example, gives an option to memorialize a deceased person’s profile once they
receive intimation of death of a user.
Memorializing an account removes certain sensitive
information and sets privacy so that only confirmed friends can see the profile.
A family member
or
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