It has taken the courts time to catch up with the impact and extent of technology on a person’s digital footprint.
Now – it is common knowledge that most people have a ‘digital estate’ and that it must be protected. For individuals, it is important to realize the potential long term impact of their digital information.
If you have potentially embarrassing or hurtful details that you would not want anyone else to read – delete it.
Clear your browser; delete emails; sweep and clear your hard drive and external devices. Review your social sites and any sites that you have visited. If there is no critical reason to keep certain information, consider deleting it.
Find someone you trust to act as your ‘digital executor’ – someone who will take appropriate action in the event of your death or incapacity. Make sure that your estate plan includes your digital assets.
Realize the potential that your digital footprint can have on your family and on their memory of you.
Learn how to delete accounts that you no longer use or need and take action.
Know that your ‘digital memory’ lives far beyond your death.
For many, there is such a thing as a “digital afterlife.”
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