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I set up a Dead Man's Switch. It sends me an email with a link every day. If I click it, I acknowledge that I am alive and nothing happens. If I do not, after a
by alcazar 6mo ago
I set up a Dead Man's Switch. It sends me an email with a link every day. If I click it, I acknowledge that I am alive and nothing happens. If I do not, after a grace period and more reminders, it sends an email to my wife with a password-protected file. I have listed all our accounts, passwords, assets, etc., along with instructions on what to do and whom to ask for help.
Disclaimer: I sell digital legacy products. However, I also honestly use them, and some of these tools I distribute for free and have made open-source.
- chistev 6mo agoWow, why every day and not weekly? Every day seems too frequent.
- alcazar 6mo agoI also thought that, but I like it this way. It supports weekly checks as well.
- mikewarot 6mo agoWow, that contains a fatal weakness (no pun intended), that She won't assume the email is spam (or a scam) and just delete it without opening it. It's quite possible for you (or anyone who uses your work) to have the outcome they were trying to prevent because of this.
- alcazar 6mo agoShe knows about it, so she will actually be expecting it. But yes, that is indeed a risk, particularly for other family members who don't know there is an email for them.
- kartika36363 6mo ago[dead]