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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Yep, that is one of the prime questions of this thread, and people don't seem to be particularly concerned about ensuring the 'security' of their eproperty on their death. And that I find strange.
I think that doing as much as one can to close down, or wipe one's drives, pc's etc is very important and not just because it's their data and upon death they can't access it again, but because of the potential misuse, including criminal misuse, that could be made of the information/accounts etc. And that in itself is not a legacy that I would want to consider leaving to other family members (or the State) to clean up after me.
It used to be that when one was gone (dead) they were gone, but not so today. Today a digital footprint remains, and will potentially linger for ever, be it good or bad information.
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While I generally agree with you on most issues I can't quite see this one for most people.
I am older and know many people who care very little about their current financial status due to senility or apathy. My Mother is one of them.
Her attitude is literally who cares?
I never gave it much thought before this thread, but how many do?
And how might this be accomplished for all electronic media. A clause in the will stating that you want all of your storage devices destroyed unread? Seems silly as anyone who could actually use this stuff could probably get it elsewhere. Still ones conscience would perhaps be clear.
Hopefully this will not be my final thought before I pop off. Like wondering if you left the kettle on.
I am of the opinion that most smaller things should be given before death, to people who actually want them. If it is ever legal to will them it will be legal to give them. If legality doesn't matter, why wait and put the entire burden of morality on your legatees when they are already stressed by your death.
Helen