A vault or a sealed letter with your solicitor?
What a solicitor letter does better, the six things it cannot do, and the division of labour that actually works between a will and a switch.
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Writing on digital estate planning, encryption, protecting sources, and the practical question of what should happen to your information if you are not there to handle it.
Comparing dead man’s switch services: the four shapes
Four different products wear the same label. What actually separates them, which one suits which problem, and where we sit, including what we are not.
My Signal Vault vs Google’s Inactive Account Manager
Google's free dead man's switch is better than most people realise. Exactly what it does, the six places it stops, and why we tell you to…
How My Signal Vault works: timers, encryption and delivery
A technical tour of the timer, the encryption, the delivery email, the audit log and the plans, including the limits we would rather you knew about…
How to choose a dead man’s switch service: 9 questions to ask first
The questions worth asking any deadman switch provider, the red flags to watch for, and our own answers to every one of them.
How to write a letter of instruction your family can actually use
The document that makes a will possible to act on: what belongs in it, how to write it, where to keep it, and a template you…
What is a dead man’s switch, and do you need one?
How a dead man switch works, who really uses one, when it is the wrong tool, and the single mistake that makes most of them fire…
How to share passwords with family in an emergency
Four ways to leave account access to someone you trust without handing it over today, and the two factor mistake that quietly breaks most plans.
What happens to your online accounts when you die
Most accounts are simply closed, not handed over. What providers actually do, why a will does not solve it, and the four ways to leave access…