What happens to all of your online assets in the unfortunate but inevitable event of your death? Who will own your domain names? Your PayPal funds? Who will control your Facebook account? Who will notify your online colleagues of your passing? Chances are the majority of these accounts and assets will simply evaporate into the cloud.
Launching in April, Legacy Locker is a fascinating new way to ensure your digital property is safely passed on to your chosen beneficiaries.
Robert Scoble recently interviewed co-founder Jeremy Toeman about the service, a video of which is included here which gives a great overview of the service.
Part 1
Part 2
It’s not yet clear what support will be offered for international users but I will be following this one with interest.
#1 by Bob Stewart - March 15th, 2009 at 15:28
We will be supporting multiple languages and currencies by summer. We lost a family member in a tragic car vs. Moose accident in Maine. She was just 26 years old and with her went all access to her email and social networks. It had little to do with legacy and everything to do with communicating the tragedy to her friends.
Some found out but many did not and all miss her dearly.
This is why we created the consumer version of this at http://VitalLock.com