What Happens to Digital Assets after Death?
A recent German Court victory for the parents of a deceased teenage girl who had been battling Facebook to access her account for five and a half years highlights the need for consideration to be given to the fate of social media accounts and other digital assets after death. While most of us plan for the disposal of assets such as houses, bank accounts, artwork and jewellery after we die, we may not have given as much thought to what will happen to our digital property such as social media accounts, photos, videos, subscriptions and online gaming and bank accounts. Read More
