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Big Inheritance Scams: Protect Your Family from Estate Fraud | Recognizing the warning signs of an inheritance scam is crucial for protecting yourself and your loved ones. 22 Jul
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  • Common Mistakes, Curated Content

Big Inheritance Scams: Protect Your Family from Estate Fraud

Digital Assets: Ensuring Your Loved Ones Can Access Your Phone | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Jul
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Assets: Ensuring Your Loved Ones Can Access Your Phone

How to Include Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Plan | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Digital Assets | Estates Gone Wrong 14 May
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

How to Include Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Plan

Suit claimed Dudesy podcast violated Carlin’s copyright, calling it ‘a casual theft of a great American artist’s work’... The lawsuit was one of the first in the US to focus on the legality of deepfakes imitating a celebrity’s likeness. 03 Apr
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  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

George Carlin’s Estate Settles Lawsuit Over “AI Doppelganger”

Digital Estate Planning Guide: Get Your Assets in Order | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estate Planning | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Mar
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Estate Planning Guide: Get Your Assets in Order

The Impact of Digital Assets on Estate Planning and Litigation | Digital Distress | What Happens to Your Digital Assets | Estates Gone Wrong 11 Mar
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

The Impact of Digital Assets on Estate Planning and Litigation

Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs 06 Mar
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs

How to Make Sure Your Online Accounts Aren't a Nightmare for Your Family | Digital Distress | Legacy Contacts | Estates Gone Wrong 26 Feb
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Will Your Online Accounts Become a Nightmare for Your Family?

As generative AI brings dead celebrities back to life, we must rethink the rights of the deceased. Changes are due in privacy, consumer protection and property laws, University at Buffalo legal scholar Mark Bartholomew says... 24 Jan
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Law Reform

Generative AI: Rethinking the Legal Rights of the Deceased

Consideration of digital assets is now a necessary part of a complete estate plan. This is a rapidly evolving area of the law, and one that is increasing in importance each year. On the bright side, it presents an excellent reason to think about the things that mean the most in your life... 26 Sep
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Navigating the Digital Afterlife: Your Online Legacy

The potential artificial intelligence has to automate tasks and reduce costs will revolutionize the way we approach estate planning, making it more efficient and accessible. However, you can’t fully trust an AI bot with your estate plan and here’s why. 23 May
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

AI in Estate Planning: What Every Canadian Needs to Know

Grieving Families Face "Grisly Problem" | Digital Access After Death | Passwords | Online Accounts | Biometrics | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Mar
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Access: Grieving Families Face “Grisly Problem”

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