Company Provides Way to Access Online Information of Deceased

Staff Writer, May 29, 2009

Because so much personal information is now being stored in cyberspace, people and businesses have to rethink the way that they view their loved ones’ belongings after they pass away. Many people now have memories, social networks, emails, money and debts that cannot be recovered after death, because the passwords to online accounts die with an individual.

However, a company known as legacylocker.com is changing the way that people thing about electronic asset protection. For $29.99 per year, or one easy payment of $299.99 for a lifetime, an individual can store all of his or her passwords and electronic access information. After death, any family member or friend who has access to the individual’s death certificate can access the account and all of the online records.

Many believe that this is a convenient (and much safer) alternative to writing down passwords or sharing them with an estate lawyer every time you sign up for a Web service, social media site or online banking system.

The company keeps the information secure and does not release it until after your death.