You’ve no doubt read the news that Facebook will now use AI to help find profiles of people who have died so you don’t have to worry about receiving messages about their birthdays or anniversaries. From our perspective, it’s way too little, way too late. An expanded tribute section is all well and good, and … Continue reading “What Facebook Has Done – Not Much”
Kudos to The New York Times for recognizing what Lee Poskanzer has been living with for the last six years in the article R.I.P. to a Startling Facebook Feature: Reminders of Dead Friends’ Birthdays A reminder of a dead friend’s work anniversary was what drove Lee Poskanzer to start looking into what we now … Continue reading “Kudos to The New York Times for Recognizing the Spark that Started DCS”
Thanks to WMHT, the PBS/NPR station from Albany, New York, for sharing this video of Lee Poskanzer from the first Digital Legacy Conference held at Siena College. The segment examines the challenges faced by survivors when loved ones die and no plans have been made to manage their digital assets. Much like dying without a … Continue reading “From the Directive Communication Systems Video Archives – Planning for Death in a Digital World”
Lee Poskanzer was invited to present before the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys (https://nnepa.com/) at a recent conference in San Diego. NNEPA is a cooperative alliance of nationally recognized estate planning attorneys from across the country who gather together to learn from each other to build successful and rewarding practices. The attorneys who came … Continue reading “National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys Welcomes Lee Poskanzer”
NETIQUETTE EXPERTS AGREE: IT’S TIME FOR GUIDELINES ON DEATH IN A DIGITAL WORLD A mother is told to go to the hospital after learning that her son has been in a bad car crash. When she arrives, the waiting area is filled with somber high school students. They knew about the crash before she did. … Continue reading “Netiquette experts agree: Guidelines are needed on death in a digital world”
The single largest private provider of legal services in the world today is not a law firm. It’s Deloitte, the big four accounting firm. And LegalZoom, valued at $2 billion, is pulling millions of consumers away from local attorneys. What does that mean for your own practice? This enlightening article from the ABA Journal, “Law … Continue reading “Lawyers: You can’t wait to catch up with tech”
Estate planning attorneys, financial advisors and accounting professionals are invited to attend a continuing education webinar presented by Lee Poskanzer for Clear Law Institute on February 15, 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM ET. “The Digital Afterlife: A Maze of Laws, Privacy Policies, and Understanding Client Behavior” will explain how to navigate the privacy policies and … Continue reading “Lee Poskanzer Presents CE Webinar for Clear Law Institute on The Digital Afterlife”
Stop by Booth #204 at the 53 rd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. DCS is excited about attending the 53 rd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 14 – 18, 2019 in Orlando Florida. If you’re going, we hope you’ll stop by our exhibit booth (#204) to say hello and enter a technology sweepstakes worth … Continue reading “53rd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning”
Media Release DIRECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS’ DIGITAL ASSET AND ONLINE ACCOUNT DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT SERVICE SELECTED AS NEXT GENERATION OF DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS IN THE CATEGORY OF “SMART SETTLEMENTS & URBANIZATION DIRECTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. (DCS) of Canada is among the 40 winners of international World … Continue reading “DCS Receives World Summit Award for Digital Innovation”
NetChoice releases “white paper” encouraging lawyers and estate planners to avoid the practice of recommending clients share passwords as a way to protect their online accounts and other digital assets Professional estate planners risk civil liability and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for advising clients on improper use of passwords … Continue reading “Why Modern Digital Estate Planning and Password Sharing Don’t Mix”
