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> Will Apple and Google open up with these documents? I can’t say with any specificity. But I imagine so. Not sure about Google/Apple, but I think Microsoft wi
by schemescape 3y ago
> Will Apple and Google open up with these documents? I can’t say with any specificity. But I imagine so.
Not sure about Google/Apple, but I think Microsoft will not provide access to accounts of deceased owners unless required by law (Germany and China, apparently?):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/accessing-outlook-com-onedrive-and-other-microsoft-services-when-someone-has-died-ebbd2860-917e-4b39-9913-212362da6b2f https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/accessing-outlook...
Better to share resources prior to death for those accounts, I guess?
- toomuchtodo 3y agoGoogle and Apple support legacy contacts to facilitate transferring ownership of digital accounts. Life is easier for those you leave behind if you set that up now. https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/6357590?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/6357590?h... https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212360 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212360
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- avereveard 3y agoWouldn't just adding each other partner or a few trusted relatives as recovery email work as well?
- toomuchtodo 3y agoThe benefit of a legacy contact is more veracity when you present a death certificate. Not the same when you’re simply using recovery emails imho. It’s the digital equivalent of a beneficiary designation.