What happens to your online life after you die

What happens to your online life after you die? Our predecessors archived their Photographs, Diaries and Documents to build their legacies and this legacy was passed on from one generation to the next. With the increasing role of the Internet in our lives,... More

What happens to your online life after you die? Our predecessors archived their Photographs, Diaries and Documents to build their legacies and this legacy was passed on from one generation to the next. With the increasing role of the Internet in our lives, our legacy for the next generation is locked up in the cloud and governed by the Terms Of Service of the service providers ( Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo). Ever wonder how our future generations will access our legacy and know about us? We have a thriving online life on social networks, blogs, email, and many websites. We are the first generation to create significant Digital Assets and also the first generation to face the issue of a Digital Afterlife. We must take measures to preserve and pass on our online lives so that our heirs and loved ones have access to our memories and information to tie up our digital loose ends after we are gone. Recently,many cases of a loved one’s passing away have been reported, with no information left Less