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Last year, a family in Manchester spent three months trying to access their father's email account. He had done everything right — will, solicitor, life insurance. What he hadn't done was leave any record of his digital life.
Bank accounts, email, photos, crypto, social media — here's what actually happens to your online accounts when you die in the UK, and what you can do about it today.
A practical guide to passing on your passwords, accounts, and digital access to family after death — without creating a security risk while you're still alive.
A practical, section-by-section checklist to sort out your digital estate — accounts, passwords, crypto, photos, legal signposts, and the messages that matter most.
Dead man's switch apps deliver your messages, passwords, and instructions to the people you choose if something happens to you. Here's how they work, who needs one, and what to look for.