Will a smartwatch help you to live longer? The tech we carry around with us monitors most of what we do, and wearable tech is also set to change our relationship with our health, ageing and death. Your phone can influence where you go for lunch based on your previous sandwich stops, and your smartwatch […]
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Will you have digital liabilities after you die? Digital liabilities are the payments you make online that carry on after you die. If you enjoyed a Netflix subscription, an Amazon Prime account you kept forgetting to delete after that free sign-up, or a membership to The Times online while you were alive, then you might […]
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What are your data privacy rights after you die? You might want to make sure your private information remains private after you die. We document our lives digitally all the time; social media, cloud connectivity and location sharing all make our lives easier and more convenient. But when it comes to death, there’s no legal […]
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What is a digital autopsy? A digital autopsy finds the cause of death with 3D imaging and computer software instead of a scalpel. From Leonardo da Vinci’s dissection table to 3D visualisations on a screen, post-mortems are undergoing a technical overhaul. From whether you think it’s an invasive procedure or you don’t care what happens […]
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Your online privacy preferences after you die Our whole lives are online, so we need to start thinking about how much of that will remain private after we die. If you’ve kept a low profile on Facebook your whole life, you’re likely want to remain so after you die. Here we take a look at […]
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How does VR help dying people? Virtual reality has been developing for decades, but it’s beginning to be harnessed in areas of life other than seaside town arcades and cinema multiplexes. Within end of life care, there’s been a move towards using VR to make the dying process a little more forgiving and fulfilling. What […]
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