Managing Your Digital Legacy

Every day you create digital traces: passwords, online accounts, subscriptions, photos stored in the cloud, and financial records kept in digital form.

Every day you create digital traces: passwords, online accounts, subscriptions, photos stored in the cloud, and financial records kept in digital form. This book explains what happens to these digital assets after your death or in situations where you can no longer manage them yourself, and how you can prepare for that in advance. You will learn how to make an overview of your online accounts and passwords, which legal and practical aspects apply to digital inheritance, and how password managers, cloud storage, and social media platforms handle deceased or incapacitated users. The book also discusses how to record your wishes clearly for family members or executors. This book was generated with the aid of artificial intelligence and offers a practical, structured introduction to a subject that is becoming increasingly relevant.