I heard a number of stories of people passing away, and their loved ones have to figure out how to navigate their digital “estate”. Things like email credentials, bank accounts, crypto wallets, logins for personal devices, etc. For example, I have a good friend whose husband passed away unexpectedly, and she couldn’t get Apple to unlock his laptop for months, until she provided a death certificate and jumped through additional hoops.

I fell down a rabbit hole of checklists, methods, and technology, and was curious what other people were doing to leave digital assets behind. I’m looking for something that will be privacy-oriented, but still provide access to people who may not be very tech-savvy.

What do other people do? Especially from a technology perspective?

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[–] -1 points 4 days ago* (2 children)

just wipe it all.

no interest in accessing anyone's online accounts. that shit it is weird. nobody in my family has a 'tech estate' nor would anyone want to access their apple music they bought.

you don't need account access for any of the important stuff. you need to go to the bank to show proof of death anyway.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 days ago

    Just went through probate on my mom's estate.

    PLEASE leave information for any accounts that require payment or involve finances. Utilities, bank accounts, mortgage payments, insurance, internet bills, whatever. Don't make anyone have to hunt that shit down, it can easily take a year.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 4 days ago

    Lol.. Go to the bank? In my horse and carriage? Not many people physically go to the bank these days, at least where I live. My closest branch is about 200 miles from me, so that's not going to happen.

    And no, nobody will care what I listened to. But my kid will certainly care about how to access what little money I have left. If he can't log into my accounts to see who I even bank with, or know where to look, that's a huge problem. I'm hoping to make his life easier.

    You are also sadly mistaken if you really think "you don't need account access for the important stuff".

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