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Most of us will leave behind a large 'digital legacy' when we die. Here's how to plan what happens to it

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We tend to think about inheritance in physical terms: money, property, personal belongings.

But the vast volume of digital stuff we accumulate in life and leave behind in death is now just as important.

Digital legacies include social media and banking accounts, but also encompass virtual currencies, behavioral tracking data, and even AI-generated avatars.

This digital data is fundamental to our online identities in life, but to our inheritance in death.

It compels critical reflection on the infrastructures and values that shape our online afterlives. Provided by The Conversation This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article..

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