Make a plan for your digital photos after you die
It’s not something anyone really wants to think about, but what happens to those thousands of digital photos on your phone in the event of your passing? Few of us can even be bothered to back up our photos, much less secure their posthumous legacy. But the idea of “personal effects” has changed over the years from physical items you wear or carry around to an entire digital past and present sitting on your smartphone.
- ▪It’s not something anyone really wants to think about, but what happens to those thousands of digital photos on your phone in the event of your passing?
- ▪Few of us can even be bothered to back up our photos, much less secure their posthumous legacy.
- ▪But the idea of “personal effects” has changed over the years from physical items you wear or carry around to an entire digital past and present sitting on your smartphone.
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Since fewer and fewer people keep enormous binders of precious photos like they used to, it’s important to have a plan for preserving your digital memories Image: Adobe Stock Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. It’s not something anyone really wants to think about, but what happens to those thousands of digital photos on your phone in the event of your passing? Few of us can even be bothered to back up our photos, much less secure their posthumous legacy.
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