The rules regarding digita afterlife differ from platform to platform. Aa Aa The death of a loved one has always been a difficult moment but with the rise of the internet and social media platforms, families now also have to contend with sometimes-murky digital afterlife rules. Only 13% of […]
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How do companies deal with digital assets post death?
How do large digital companies deal with subscriptions and/or accounts post death? What happens to the public’s copious amount of photos, videos, messages and documents on social media? In as little as two years (from 2012 to 2014), the public have produced more data than in all of human […]
Preparing for your digital death: Rest in peace, but leave your passwords handy
Grieving relatives have reportedly asked undertakers to swipe their dead loved ones fingerprints on their digital devices in an effort to access their pictures, memories and social media accounts. But the practice is often futile, with experts saying even if an undertaker agrees to carry it out, it only […]
Do We Ever Really Die Online?
Imagine a future where your great, great grandchildren are gathered around a room flicking through web pages projected into the air. They’ve probably got holograms of their favourite artists playing in the background as they pore over your social media history, trying to piece together who their great, great […]
Digital remains should be treated with the same care and respect as physical remains
Credit: CC0 Public Domain From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chat-bots that use people’s social media footprints’ to act as online ghosts, the digital afterlife industry (DAI) has become big business. Our internet activity, commonly referred to as digital remains, lives on long after we die. […]