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0 pointsjedberg3y ago0 comments

My family isn't that technically savvy and would probably require help with the decryption, but I'd be dead.

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hinata083y ago· 2 in thread

oh, that's a good point, indeed.

I didn't factor in the technical ability of my relatives. I guess I should.

ska3y ago

> I guess I should.

Not just technical ability, but state of mind etc. Anything needed quickly (not everyone will have such) should be straightforwardly accessible by someone who is both distracted and busy.

hinata083y ago

I used to sort my data into organised archives on USB HDDs, until I went to college.

Then I found it time consuming and began to just dump home folders and SD cards onto SATA HDDs for back ups

And now I haven't even done back ups since I began to work.

Tagging some USB stuff would be the most straightforward for them, I guess. A bit like a "play me if I don't come back" VHS as seen in movies.

And I would include the letters to unsubscribe to everything, and GDPR requests to delete my data as mentioned by the creator of the thread in

>So I ask: do you have a procedure in place to grant or transfer access in case of death?

layer83y ago

There’s probably a way to low-tech it by printing half of each password glyph (with a suitably ambiguous design) on transparent slides that you need to overlay with each other to be able to read the password.

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