There are some things in life that you can't go back from. It reminds me of people I've talked to who have lost ridiculous amounts of money to scammers pretending to be in love.
We can't go back to old devices either. She misses her hot pink as much as she misses her Razr. If you think about it, it's an iPhone. The same applies to certain steps in our digital lives. Follow these steps to reward yourself for a job well done.
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Create a digital will
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Death is never fun to talk about, but it's a reality. What you choose to do now can really help your loved one in the future.
One of the easiest ways to do this is to create a digital checklist. This is not a legal document, but rather an overview of all your accounts, passwords, and online assets and instructions on how to find them. My mother made this for me before she passed away. I can't tell you how much time and stress it saved me during what was an incredibly emotional time.
Your list can be formal or informal, depending on your preference. It can be an Excel spreadsheet or Word document containing your website, login details, or anything else you want to keep. If you use this method, be sure to password-protect the file and leave the password in your will.
If you're comfortable with it, we highly recommend using a password manager to do this. In most cases, you will have the option to set up a contact who will have access to your login upon passing. If you're more comfortable with paper and pen, use a password notebook.
Here's a checklist to get you started.
- Email, social media, financial and cloud storage accounts
- Online shopping credentials
- Streaming services and other recurring charges
- Loyalty program with travel benefits
- Domain name and website hosting
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continue: Once you pass, here are the steps to set up your Apple, Facebook, or Google account.
Control what your meta knows and shares
Now you know why the shoes you clicked yesterday are now in your Facebook feed. That's old news.But just how deep Is meta monitoring a rabbit hole? And how much of our data comes from other companies? Consumer Reports looked at the Facebook archives of 709 volunteers to find out how many companies are tracking and sending their data to Meta .
What did they discover? A mind-boggling 186,892 companies. On average, each volunteer sent data from 2,230 companies to Zuck and Co. Some participants had their details leaked by more than 7,000 organizations.
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To see the companies with which we share your information outside Metaplatform:
- Open Facebook on your computer and profile photo It's on the top right.
- Tap Settings and privacy > setting > Account center > Your information and permissions.
- click Your activity from metatechnologyafter that recent activities. Here you can view recent connections between third-party businesses you've interacted with.
- You will then be presented with a list of interactions and can choose to clear the activity or disconnect to prevent future sharing.
If you would like more information about our interactions on Facebook, please click Download your informationafter that request download.
Once your file is ready, you have 4 days to download it.
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Don't lose the inbox you've been using for years
Google will delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Luckily, you can just sign in and save old accounts that you rarely use. Once logged in, consider whether it makes sense to download everything associated with that account so you can retire it.
Here's how:
- Sign in to your Google Account and visit takeout.google.com.
- Select all the data you want to export.
- strike next stepand choose how you would like to receive this information: Download link: Email or add to google drive, drop box, OneDrive or box account.
- Choose how often you want to receive this (once per year or once every two months) and the type of files you want to receive. .zip or .tgz). I would use a zip file.
- click Creating an export. You will receive an email when the process is complete.
It can't be that bad, right?
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