What Does Managing a Loved One's Digital Legacy Look Like?
Amy Ziettlow and Naomi Cahn, Huffington Post, 8/24/2013
With digital privacy in the media spotlight and digital estate planning resources entering our mainstream consciousness, many of us have been inspired to think about the end of life and our online selves. And we should. Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users die each year, the average American believes that she has almost $55,000 worth of digital assets, though most of us – 70 percent – don't even have a will, and few states have laws governing what happens to our internet accounts when we die. The sheer magnitude of our digital lives can overwhelm us into inaction, thus we need real life inspiration. What does managing a loved one's digital legacy really look like?