How to preserve your digital legacy
The Hindu
Digital Legacy: What happens to your social media accounts and digital legacy after you pass away? Here are some steps you can take today to secure your accounts and passwords.
In the digital age, our online lives will exist long after even we are gone. The virtual footprint we leave behind can pose challenges for our loved ones, but there are steps we can take to ensure the smooth transition of our digital affairs, such as our accounts and passwords.
Social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook offer a Legacy Contact option. By memorialising your profile, designated individuals can manage certain aspects of your account, including responding to friend requests and updating profile information.
Instagram, unfortunately, lacks pre-death preparations, requiring loved ones to request the conservation or removal of the deceased’s account.
X (formerly Twitter) follows a similar pattern, accepting requests only from verified family members or authorised estate representatives. The process involves submitting details such as a personal ID and a copy of the death certificate. However, the efficiency of X’s response remains uncertain since its takeover by Elon Musk.
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Google’s Inactive Account Manager provides a proactive approach, allowing users to share data or notify trusted contacts in case of inactivity. Gmail users can set an auto-reply message informing contacts of the account’s status.
Apple’s Digital Legacy program allows users to designate Legacy Contacts who can access specified data after their passing. This feature is available for devices running iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, and macOS 12.1 or above, with two-factor authentication activated.
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