Niche Biz: Legacy Locker
Ever since the internet became an integral part of daily life, we’ve become accustomed to securing a wide range of online identities with usernames and passwords.
But what happens when someone passes away, leaving their family and business associates unable to access their email, online photos, financial accounts and other online assets? It’s a problem that San Francisco-based startup Legacy Locker aims to solve.
Legacy Locker lets people store details for every online account they use, from Gmail and Facebook to eBay and PayPal.
They can assign different digital assets to different beneficiaries, who are entrusted with access details in the event of the customer’s death or disability. Users can also prepare letters for the loved ones to whom they’ve entrusted their accounts.
Legacy Locker uses a multi-step verification process to ensure that the digital assets are as secure as a real safety deposit box.
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Jaclyn on April 29th, 2009 7:52 am
I think that is a very cool idea. I mean, when someone we love passes away, we think of all sorts of thing’s that need to be taken care of after they are gone, but i really don’t think most people stop to think about their work and efforts that are located online until much later after their passing.
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