Digital legacy and assets

noitsnotme

CaptainWales said:

oldernonethewiser said:

You could get a hardware encrypted USB drive which you could store all sorts of things on.

One option would be to leave the drive with whoever is holding the will and the code with the executor, who wouldn't be able to get hold of the drive until after your death.

That's a good idea (although not sure about the practicalities of updating it and technology moves quickly it could go out of date quickly?). 

I agree that what is left is for the living and not the dead. Personally though, most of my family don't use FB it's more for social contacts than "true" friends and family, so the thought of them posting after I've died doesn't appeal to me one bit. It also feels like if my facebook, nectar account, amazon account is hanging about after I've died, that it's just another loose end for somebody to deal with at some stage. Like what if I have a credit on my amazon account? But that's just me, I appreciate that not everybody feels the same.

Anything that involves finances should have a bereavement process just like banks and should be dealt with properly according to a will or the rules of intestacy.  Here is Amazons - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TzcJJiVFnIi3pG2yDA.  And I would have thought Sainsburys would deal with any outstanding Nectar points.

I don't think social media accounts that are only used for social contacts would be of any concern whatsoever to anyone dealing with your estate.

MSE_James

My colleague @MSE_Kelvin wrote a blog post about this which may be of interest:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2022/03/how-to-prepare-your-digital-life-for-when-you-die/