Posted On 09 Dec 2021

It’s not always easy to talk about, yet statistics show that 100 percent of individuals will die someday, in some form or another. This fact presents several difficult questions: What happens to your personal belongings? Who will look after the people you love if you die? And what about all the images, papers, emails, and gifs you leave behind; who will have access to your digital life?

Google: Google uses what it calls an Inactive Account Manager tool to inform you of your mortality. Go to your Google account page, click Data and privacy on the left, and then make a plan for your digital legacy. If you haven’t started the procedure yet, you may do so by clicking Start.
Input the data in the format requested by Google. You can add the contact details of up to ten people who will be contacted and provided with access to your data if your account lies dormant for a set length of time. You may choose how long this period of dormancy should last, as well as which Google applications and services your friends will be able to use.

Apple: Apple is set to release a new account-holder function that operates similarly to Google’s method: You can choose up to five legacy contacts who will have access to your iCloud records and folders after you pass away. There are a few obstacles to overcome, though, because Apple still requires evidence of death to ensure that your friends aren’t attempting to snoop on you even when you’re alive.

Facebook: Although you may not maintain all your vital information on Facebook these days, it is probably going to be a point of contact for many individuals in your life, both past and present. After you pass, your Facebook profile can either be deactivated or memorialized, which means that your friends and family will be able to post a remembrance on your timeline, and all your images and posts will remain intact.
Facebook, like Google and Apple, allows you to designate legacy contacts who will handle and maintain your page if you want to commemorate it.

No other platforms are as well prepared for mortality as Apple, Google, and Facebook are. If you are seeking to access an individual’s account after they’ve passed away, Microsoft recommends obtaining legal advice. For now, if you have essential Outlook emails you want to share with others after you have died, you’ll have to share your access details with them now.