Google lets users plan for data after death
15 April 2013 6:31 AM IST
Most people hope to go to heaven when they die, but they don't want all of their online information floating around in the cloud with them. Now Google has a solution for data after death.
The internet giant has come up with a ‘digital will’ that allows consumers to decide what should be done with their data when they have died or if they plan to be out of Wi-Fi range for a long period.
Officially called the ‘Inactive Account Manager’, the new feature allows users to ‘tell Google what you want done with your digital assets when you die or can no longer use your account’, the internet giant said.
Users can ask Google to delete data after a long period of inactivity, can have their favourite cat videos on YouTube sent to recipient of choice after their passing.
The new feature is a sign of an increasingly digitised world in which people place as much value on their virtual possessions, said Allison Druin, chief futurist at University of Maryland.
The internet giant has come up with a ‘digital will’ that allows consumers to decide what should be done with their data when they have died or if they plan to be out of Wi-Fi range for a long period.
Officially called the ‘Inactive Account Manager’, the new feature allows users to ‘tell Google what you want done with your digital assets when you die or can no longer use your account’, the internet giant said.
Users can ask Google to delete data after a long period of inactivity, can have their favourite cat videos on YouTube sent to recipient of choice after their passing.
The new feature is a sign of an increasingly digitised world in which people place as much value on their virtual possessions, said Allison Druin, chief futurist at University of Maryland.
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