Unlocking the Afterlife: Japan’s Guide to Digital Legacy Planning (No Passwords Required)
Japan’s National Consumer Affairs Center advises citizens to tackle “digital end of life planning” to avoid posthumous subscription headaches. With smartphones everywhere, your digital legacy might stick around longer than you do. So, jot down passwords, prep a digital will, and avoid leaving loved ones a subscription soap opera.
Hot Take:
Who knew your digital afterlife would need more planning than your real one? Forget pyramids; these days, the ultimate legacy is making sure your Netflix doesn’t continue streaming from the great beyond and your Spotify account doesn’t keep jamming out tunes for the living dead.
Key Points:
- Japan’s National Consumer Affairs Center advises digital end of life planning.
- Recent struggles to cancel deceased individuals’ subscriptions have prompted this advice.
- Four steps are recommended to manage your digital legacy.
- Entrepreneurs have capitalized on this need with “Dead Man’s Switch” apps.
- Meta offers options for nominating a “legacy contact” for account management.
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