The Most Digital Generation Has No Plan for Their Digital Life
Gen Z is the most digitally native generation in history — yet most have zero plan for what happens to their digital life. The gap is bigger than you think.
The OpenID Foundation Just Called Digital Estates "Identity's Biggest Unsolved Problem"
Death certificates vary wildly across countries. They take 10–12 days to issue. They're paper-based, easily spoofed, and unverifiable by digital platforms. There is no common digital standard that online services can rely on to confirm someone has died.
The Government Has a "Master Death File" — Do You Have a Digital Directive?
This isn't just a government security failure. It's a case study in what happens when sensitive data exists in systems without adequate controls — and it's the same problem every family faces when someone dies.
5 Things a Court Order Can't Do for Your Digital Estate
When your executor presents a court order to Google, Apple, or Microsoft, those companies may acknowledge the legal authority. They may even provide some account data.
Three Years to Access Her Dead Husband's Photos — And What It Means for Every Australian Family
A British woman spent three years, a court battle, and thousands in legal fees to access her dead husband's iCloud photos. It didn't have to be this way.
The $41 Billion Digital Legacy Problem Nobody in Australia Is Solving
Australians hold an estimated $41 billion in digital assets — from crypto wallets to online businesses. There's no legal framework for what happens to them when you die.
What the Paris Jackson Estate Fight Teaches Us About Digital Transparency
The Jackson family has been fighting over Michael's estate for 15 years. Paris Jackson's transparency dispute shows exactly why digital estate planning matters.
56% of Americans Have No Estate Plan. 48% Have No Plan for Their Passwords.
56% of Americans have no estate plan, and 48% have no strategy for their passwords or digital assets. The digital gap is even wider than the physical one.
Utah Just Made Digital Estate Planning Legal. Australia Is Still in the Dark Ages.
Utah just made electronic wills legally valid. Australia still requires paper, wet ink, and two witnesses in the room. Your digital estate plan shouldn't depend on a printer.
The UK Just Made Digital Assets Legal Property. Australia Still Treats Them Like They Don't Exist.
The UK classified digital assets as legal property in one clean Act. Australia is still debating whether Bitcoin qualifies. Your family is standing in the gap.