We now use the internet more than ever before, with 85 per cent of the UK sending and receiving emails weekly and a similar percentage of the population regularly use some form of social media. We use the internet to store photos, create blogs, have accounts with various online platforms and we leave a digital ‘footprint’ with the interactions we have with others online. These are all considered your ‘digital assets’.
We are also increasingly using online financial services whether traditional banking or using services such as PayPal. You may wish to consider what happens to this information and how your nearest and dearest will be able to access and manage these online resources if you no longer have capacity or ability. The Digital Legacy Association is a not-for-profit community interest company that has some free resources including a template social media will and guides on hardware and devices, blogs and websites and even crypto currency.
