Facebook probably isn't the first thing that springs to mind when you're drawing up your last will and testament. But maybe it should be.
In the UK, one in 10 people are now including their password and login information in their wills, so loved ones aren't left in the lurch when it comes to what lawyers refer to as "digital inheritances."
Personal details for sites like Facebook and Flickr are essential, so accounts of the deceased are not left open to abuse by spammers and hackers. Photos and other personal data can therefore be retrieved, saved, or otherwise deleted after a user is gone.
More than a quarter of Britons also claim to have substantive funds invested in digital software -- including music and film files -- and wish to have that investment passed on following their death.
Would you consider including digital inheritance instructions in your will?
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