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How password hoarding creates digital inheritance nightmares

I am in hospice care and I realized all my passwords will die with me and my son will have to hire someone to hack into my own accounts to settle my affairs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Digital security practices can inadvertently create bureaucratic suffering for those we leave behind.

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“Where Are You with Data and privacy after death?”

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