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ARTICLE · 04 MARCH 2016

Preparing For Your Digital After-Life

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Have you ever received spam email from a friend who has passed away? Or been reminded by Facebook of a schoolmate's birthday who has only died weeks before?

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Michael Hubber
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Have you ever received spam email from a friend who has passed away? Or been reminded by Facebook of a schoolmate's birthday who has only died weeks before? Though jarring, these encounters are a fact of life today. Our online accounts may well live long after we do.

How do we live on in the digital world?

This depends on the sites' service terms and what information you leave behind for family or your executor. For example, Facebook  allows you to choose between memorializing your account or permanently deleting it. A memorialized account will remain active on Facebook for friends and family to post to and review previously posted images and content.

What about accounts where you purchase digital content?

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