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Digital estate planning must separate the asset itself from the device, password, license, account contract, and legal authority to access content.
What this topic controls
- A useful plan identifies what should be preserved, transferred, memorialized, closed, or deleted without placing secrets in the will.
Records to organize
- a secure inventory of accounts, devices, domains, and storage locations
- provider legacy settings, fiduciary authorization, and recovery contacts
Questions to verify
- Does the account contain transferable property, licensed content, communications, or only access credentials?
- Which provider tool or legal document controls access?
Risks to pause on
- Sharing passwords can violate security practices or contracts and should not replace lawful authority and provider procedures.