“The first step to eternal life, is you have to die” — Chuck Palahniuk. Regardless of whether you’re on a quest for immortality, physical and digital death are complex affairs and require preparation. What happens to our digital selves when we die? What is a digital will and can we even decide what the fate of our online personae should be? Who should inherit our Google accounts? Should our Facebook pages be memorialized, and who should have access to our online banking credentials? What about those who, like me, wish to completely “go away” when they die and for their online presence to end when our lives do? What are the options? Talk UX Manchester, UK March 5th, 2015

1. OUR ETERNAL DIGITAL AFTERLIFE
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2. THE FIRST STEP TO ETERNAL
LIFE, IS YOU HAVE TO DIE.
— Chuck Palahniuk

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9. 3,615 / 1,202 = 3.0/p
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social media accounts (M) social media users (M)

11. WHERE ARE WE?

25. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

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32. Disclose passwords
Disclose account data without court order
Memorialization
Deactivate account upon request of family
Delete account upon request
Transfer account ownership without password
Make account “invisible” upon request
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36. WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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39. WE NEED TO LEARN TO DESIGN
THE END

40. WE NEED TO LEARN TO DESIGN
CHOICES

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42. alberta soranzo | @albertatrebla | wearefriday.com
THANK YOU
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