What happens when you die?
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What happens when you die?
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Re: What happens when you die?
#2Who cares!? You'll be dead!
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#3I haven't really planned on dying but now that I think about it, it would probably be wise to do some kind of automation that sends my Lastpass password to 1-2 relatives if I fail to check in every 6 months or so. This would give them access to most of my online identities.
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#4Heh, the site mentions creating a Dead Man's Switch and doesn't actually mention Dead Man's Switch: http://www.deadmansswitch.net
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#5Heh, the site mentions creating a Dead Man's Switch and doesn't actually mention Dead Man's Switch: http://www.deadmansswitch.net
There are tons of sites like Dead Man's Switch. I couldn't think of any reason that that site in particular was any better/more reliable/steadfast than the others.
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#6Heh, the site mentions creating a Dead Man's Switch and doesn't actually mention Dead Man's Switch: http://www.deadmansswitch.net
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#7This is a problem LifeEnsured (https://www.lifeensured.com/) is trying to solve.
Re: What happens when you die?
#8Who cares!? You'll be dead!
You may have assets that are worth, or potentially worth, a lot -- now or in the future.
The reality is, for some, the value of their digital dabblings will be worth as much, if not more, than their tangible assets -- if not today then several years down the line.
So establishing legal ownership on these is potentially very important.
I know. Some things (years old and forgotten) have benefited me greatly.
Re: What happens when you die?
#9Personally, I don't see any reason for anybody to have access to my online passwords if I die tomorrow. Everything that really matters is either already public (e.g. GitHub) or already shared with people who matter (e.g. Dropbox shared folders). No need for a password to access their contents. I also can't think of any cloud-based data that I would want to keep password-protected during my life but reveal after death. If it's not already public and/or shared with at least my family, it's probably because I have judged that it's none of their business in the first place.
But the contents of my encrypted hard drive is a different question. The article suggests using a hidden volume with a separate password, and that's a use case I've never thought of. Although practically, it would be more convenient to use two separate partitions or an external hard drive, because then you can mount both at the same time and periodically synchronize data between them.
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#10...Modern OSes store the bulk of your data in the cloud...
I like the idea of an OS with a built-in dead switch, but non of the modern operating systems I use are storing the bulk of my data in the cloud. So, this dead switch will require my heir to have physical access to my disk, at least until cloud-based filesystems are much more common.