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Is your digital life ready for your death?

Two things to consider: what will happen to the account and to the data therein

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Many online spaces offer some form of death planning. But this is still a new concept. It’s best to establish a plan now with a trusted loved one (<b>Photo: iSTOCK</b>)

Tim Herrera
You’ve probably thought about what will happen to your finances, your possessions and maybe even your real estate when you die. But what about your Facebook account? Or your hard-drive back-ups?

For the past two decades, most of us in the modern world have gradually shifted our central living space online. That’s 20-ish years of documenting our real-life experiences while also creating entirely new versions of ourselves in countless places online.

These digital lives are basically immortal, so you may as well figure out while you’re still alive what will happen to them after you’re gone.

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