Planning for the great digital beyond

Last week Facebook introduced the option to nominate a legacy contact to look after the account of a deceased user, which is more important than you would think considering an estimated number of 428 Facebook users die every hour. There are two options available to the contact: delete the account or convert it into a memorial page. This feature isn't available in Ireland yet but there are ways of creating a contingency plan for your various social media accounts. Using a tool like LastPass, you can export important passwords to a file and keep them on an encrypted thumb drive for next-of-kin. This Lifehacker guide details the steps involved and provides an 'emergency documents' template for when you shuffle off this mortal – and digital – coil.

http://lifehacker.com/5817021/in-case-of-emergency-how-to-organize-your-important-records-in-a-master-information-kit