Poll Reveals Lack of Digital Asset Planning

A recent online poll asked 2,009 U.S. adults about what they have done to plan for their digital assets after they die. Of the respondents that have a will, 70% have not designated a digital executor. When asked why they had not done so yet, the majority answered that they didn’t know they should. In regards to what they wanted to happen to social media accounts, the majority responded that they preferred that they be deleted upon their death.

See Ellen Huet, Who Will Take Care Of Your Digital Legacy After You Die? Poll Says Many People Haven’t Specified, Forbes, Apr. 21, 2015.

Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse for bringing this article to my attention.