Digital Legacy E-Book

Johnathan Sterling

• Herausgeber: Artemis Media Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

"Digital Legacy: How to Manage Your Online Presence After Death" is a book written to address the needs of people over 50 who are faced with managing their digital legacy. In an age when most of our daily activities take place online, it is becoming increasingly important to plan the management of one's personal data and digital profiles for the future.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the major online services and risks involved in managing one's personal data, with practical advice on how to organize passwords, digital documents, and social profiles. It also offers tips on how to write an online will, how to appoint a digital executor, and how to plan for deletion of one's accounts.

The chapter on managing social profiles after death explores the deletion policies of major social networks and provides tips on how to safely and permanently delete one's profiles. The section on digital identity risks offers advice on how to protect one's personal information and how to avoid online scams.

The book also provides tips on how to store and share one's media files, how to organize one's photos and videos, and how to grant access to one's files to one's heirs. A chapter is devoted to copyrights in the digital world, with tips on how to protect one's works and how to bequeath one's copyrights.

The book also provides tips on how to protect one's online data from unauthorized access or catastrophic events such as fire or flood. The section on cultural and legal differences in managing digital legacies in different countries around the world provides a global perspective on an issue that affects more and more people.

Finally, the book explores future trends and challenges in digital legacy, with an overview of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain. The Big Digital Legacy Handbook is a comprehensive and practical tool for anyone who wants to responsibly manage their online presence after death.

Johnathan Sterling is a technology and privacy expert with extensive experience in helping people protect their digital information. He has worked as a consultant for technology companies and has written numerous articles and guides on the topic of online privacy. Johnathan has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a major in cybersecurity. When not at work, Johnathan enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, and reading science fiction books.

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Emanuele Barboni Dalla Costa

Digital legacy

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Synopsis

“Digital Legacy: How to Manage Your Online Presence After Death” is a book written to address the needs of people over 50 who are faced with managing their digital legacy. In an age when most of our daily activities take place online, it is becoming increasingly important to plan the management of one’s personal data and digital profiles for the future.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the major online services and risks involved in managing one’s personal information, with practical advice on how to organize passwords, digital documents, and social profiles. It also offers tips on how to write an online will, how to appoint a digital executor, and how to plan for deletion of one’s accounts.

The chapter on managing social profiles after death explores the deletion policies of major social networks and provides advice on how to safely and permanently delete one’s profiles. The section on digital identity risks offers advice on how to protect one’s personal information and how to avoid online scams.

The book also provides tips on how to preserve and share one’s media files, how to organize one’s photos and videos, and how to grant access to one’s files to one’s heirs. A chapter is devoted to copyrights in the digital world, with tips on how to protect one’s works and how to bequeath one’s copyrights.

The book also provides advice on how to protect one’s online data from unauthorized access or catastrophic events such as fire or flood. The section on cultural and legal differences in digital legacy management in different countries around the world provides a global perspective on an issue that affects more and more people.

Finally, the book explores future trends and challenges in digital legacy, with an overview of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain. The Big Digital Legacy Handbook is a comprehensive and practical tool for anyone who wants to responsibly manage their online presence after death.

Johnathan Sterling is a technology and privacy expert with extensive experience in helping people protect their digital information. He has worked as a consultant for technology companies and has written numerous articles and guides on the topic of online privacy. Johnathan has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a major in cybersecurity. When not at work, Johnathan enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, and reading science fiction books.

Introduction

Hello dear readers, welcome to “Digital Legacy: How to manage your online presence after death.” Yes, I know, the title sounds a bit macabre, but believe me, it is a topic that affects all of us, regardless of age, and that we often overlook.

By now, we are immersed in a digital world, where our daily personal and professional activities take place mainly online. We have social media accounts, use cloud services to store our files, e-mail and instant messaging to communicate with friends and colleagues. Yet, how many of us have ever thought about what will happen to all this data when we are gone?

I think most people have never even considered the possibility that their online presence might have a future without them. But the truth is that, as with any other aspect of our lives, we must also plan for the management of our digital data for the future. Not only to ensure that our loved ones have access to our digital memories, but also to prevent this data from falling into the wrong hands or being used unethically.

We are aware that thinking about your own death is never easy, but we want to reassure you readers that this is not a gloomy or depressing book. On the contrary, we want to help you take charge and plan responsibly to manage your digital data.

Throughout the book, we will take you on a journey of discovery into the world of digital legacy management. We will offer practical advice on how to organize passwords, digital documents, and social profiles, and give you an overview of the main online services and the risks involved in managing your personal information. You will also learn how to write an online will, how to appoint a digital executor, and how to plan for the deletion of your accounts.

But that’s not all, we will also tell you about copyrights in the digital world, the preservation and sharing of one’s media files, and provide tips on how to protect one’s online data from unauthorized access or catastrophic events. In addition, you will learn about cultural and legal differences in digital legacy management in different countries around the world.

In short, our goal is to provide you with a broad overview of all aspects involved in digital legacy management, with the goal of making you more aware and secure in managing your personal data.

We would like to emphasize that this book is aimed at everyone, regardless of their level of technological knowledge. So, don’t worry if you are not computer literate, because we will guide you step by step through all stages of digital legacy management.

In each chapter you will find practical examples and useful tips, as well as a series of questions to ask yourself to check your level of preparedness at each stage of the process. We are confident that once you have finished reading this book, you will be able to responsibly and consciously manage your digital data and provide your loved ones with the information they need to manage your digital legacy.

We also want to emphasize that although the subject matter is of great importance, we do not want the book to be too serious and heavy. We have tried to keep the tone light and informal, and to include funny anecdotes and interesting stories to make the reading more enjoyable and engaging.

We therefore urge you to take the time to read this book carefully, ask all the questions you have in mind, and put into practice the advice we provide. We are confident that you will not regret it and that you will be grateful to have addressed such an important topic for your future and that of your loved ones.

See you in the next chapter, where we will discuss the first steps for managing digital legacy.