7: A digital will needs a digital way (Ian Pringle)

This document discusses the importance of planning for one's digital assets and data after death. It notes that as more personal information and data is stored digitally, a "digital will" is needed to specify how digital assets and accounts should be managed when someone passes away. However, ensuring digital assets are properly transferred faces challenges related to perceptions of ownership and inheritance of digital information, applicable laws and policies, and developing mechanisms for posthumous data transfer and access. The document considers these issues around digital assets in the personal, social, and public spheres.