This is a new estate planning issue that becomes very personal, very fast. Not planning for online estate management creates a host of disasters for those who are left behind, says The Guardian in the article “What happens to our online identities when we die?” Here’s just one aspect – a young woman with a … Continue reading “What happens if you don’t plan for your digital afterlife?”
Here’s another reason why it’s important to control and manage digital assets during life and after death. A supervisor at Vanguard Group was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing $2.1 million from the accounts of dead or inactive customers through the use of passwords that he stole from his own staff. Vanguard is … Continue reading “Passwords are a Thief’s Best Friend: $2.1 Million Stolen from Dead Customers and Dormant Accounts”
First and foremost, I hope you, your families and friends are doing well during these difficult times. COVID-19 has affected us all. We’re doing thing differently. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen how people have been forced to change their lifestyles. They’re doing almost everything in new ways and relying more on technology to … Continue reading “A Special Message from Lee Poskanzer, CEO”
The global health crisis has moved estate planning from ‘someday’ to “right now.” COVID-19 has also led to an unprecedented number of people moving more and more of their lives into the digital world. That translates to more online accounts, also known as digital assets, being left dangerously unprotected. What happens to the family photos … Continue reading “Estate Planning World Rocked by COVID-19 Pandemic”
Kudos to whoishostingthis.com for a very thorough article on digital afterlife – and thanks for including Directive Communication Systems, creator of Protect myPlans.com, in a list of sources for digital afterlife planning. Scroll down to the infographic and you’ll get a great visual on just how big this problem is. 30 million accounts on Facebook … Continue reading “Getting Ready for Digital Afterlife”
