Nice thread ! I see the importance of giving next of Kin access to these digital services, some offer a recovery account (like google). This would be a legitimate solution imo when you combine it with good password management for that recovery account.
Not sure if all the others offer a similar thing. All the banks and financial apps offer a “nominee”. On Wed 30. Jul 2025 at 06:29, Charles Haynes via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > It's not so much for recreating state, it's for giving them access to > digital accounts. Mostly financial but also to social media. > > The offline backups are of my own digital media, photos and videos. If > Google deletes my Gmail I don't have an up to date backup, though that does > seem like something it would be prudent to have. Not because I distrust > Google or think the internet might implode. My threat model would be > hackers getting access and locking me out, or some kind of mishap of my own > making locking me out. > > -- Charles > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 10:30 AM Yeddanapudi Radhika via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As a paranoid non-techie I second Suresh's method. >> >> *Translator/Owner* >> *AzulIndica Translations* >> *North Vancouver BC, Canada* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> El mié., 30 jul. 2025 7:15 a. m., Suresh Ramasubramanian via Silklist < >> [email protected]> escribió: >> >>> Given this is going to be kept at a safe place in your house, and >>> accessed by people that are not as technical as you are, I would just >>> recommend the old fashioned “printout and keep it in a locked cabinet” >>> method. >>> >>> *From: *Silklist <[email protected]> >>> on behalf of Udhay Shankar N via Silklist <[email protected]> >>> *Date: *Wednesday, 30 July 2025 at 7:09 AM >>> *To: *Intelligent conversation <[email protected]> >>> *Cc: *Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> >>> *Subject: *Re: [Silk] A digital Plan B >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Funny you should ask that. Just posted >>> https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/07/29/DeGoogling >>> >>> Lots of intelligent sounding suggestions in the comments and especially >>> on Mastodon, see https://cosocial.ca/@timbray >>> >>> >>> One additional requirement, which is essential: my next-of-kin needs to >>> be able to find it and use it easily should it be necessary. >>> >>> I try to schedule a session once a year to let my wife practise logging >>> into my Bitwarden account - not necessarily a straightforward process, >>> since it involves a strong password and a yubikey. And then navigate the UI >>> to find the other passwords she might need. I also recommend this to >>> everyone. >>> >>> Udhay >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >>> >>> -- >>> Silklist mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >>> >> -- >> Silklist mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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