It is not something we like to think about, but we are all going to die one day. I hope that day is far away for all of us and the time between now and then is filled with happy memories, but when it does happen your friends and family probably aren't going to think about your Google account and all the personal information you have stored there It is important that this all be given to someone who can take care of it in a responsible way.
Your account with the search engine holds more than just your search history. If you have active credit information or funds in Google Pay, your friends and family will want to see it, or you might have important documents in the cloud. Information about you will be important to those you leave behind and should not be kept on a server. When your account becomes inactive, you can decide what happens to everything that the company has.
You don't have to set up instructions about what to do with your data after you die, and a family member can get some information from Google, including everything that's yours in services like Drive or Photos. To let your next of kin know that you are dead, they need to contact the internet search engine. They won't have access to your account unless you provide proof of your death.
Your next of kin can get some of your account data directly from Google with proper documentation.
We can work with immediate family members and representatives to close the account of a deceased person. We can provide content from a dead user&s account. Our primary responsibility is to keep people's information secure, safe, and private. Passwords and other login details cannot be provided. Any decision to satisfy a request about a dead user will only be made after a careful review.
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The Inactive Account Manager is a better way to use. You can be very specific about what is done with your digital information after your account has been inactive for a long time. You can specify how long the time is and what data is to be shared.
I set up my accounts after taking a look at the tool. It was a simple process that only took a few minutes. You can get a reminder by email or text before the Inactive Account Manager fires, you can set up one or more people to administer your data, and you can have them verified via text. After these messages are sent or kept alive, you can decide if your account should be terminated.
A polite and succinct message will be sent to the person that you have chosen, telling them that you want to give them your data after your account has stopped being active, and a link to download it all.
It is almost as easy to give the keys to your accounts to a loved one as it is to transfer your digital property. In a safe place where you keep documents like marriage and birth certificates, your will, or the deed to your home, you need to also keep a small portable flash drive or an SD card with the right information on it.
You can either place your login details in a text file so the right person can sign in and take care of the account, or you can use one of the best password managers. Your login details can be put in the hands of someone who will execute your will. You can make an exception for a trusted source if you write your passwords down normally.
If you choose to pass your account credentials directly to a Trustee, you will need to provide a method that deals with any two-factor verification you have set up. It could be for an app like Authy or for your phone's lock screen. Nobody can access your account without this. 2FA could be disabled, though that is not advised.
Death is inevitable and this can be a sensitive subject for many. The best thing you can do is to make sure you have time with your loved ones, because they are more important than anything in your account. If you have to administer account data for a loved one who has passed on, the people you need to talk to have been trained on how to quickly and effectively work through the process, and more importantly, are caring and kind.
If you are reading this because you are thinking of ending your own life, please call the hotline and talk to someone first. Even if you don't know them, there are people who care about you.
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