Comments on: Computer souls http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/04/24/computer-souls/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:32:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/04/24/computer-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-39759 Dan Klarmann Tue, 19 May 2009 13:50:26 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=6440#comment-39759 Legacy Locker is a good idea. But I've used a local solution that costs less: I have an encrypted file with a strong password on my computer that contains all the critical information about accounts and passwords. The file name is obscure and its password is unguessable by social and dictionary means. I haven't tested the password with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L0phtCrack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">L0phtCrack</a>, but it follows the conventions). Relevant heirs know about the file and the password, and that a copy of the file is in my safe deposit box at the bank (with a regular back up of my drive). I figure that if my house burns down along with all my local back ups, the bank vault is safe. And cheaper than Legacy Locker. Legacy Locker is a good idea. But I’ve used a local solution that costs less: I have an encrypted file with a strong password on my computer that contains all the critical information about accounts and passwords. The file name is obscure and its password is unguessable by social and dictionary means. I haven’t tested the password with L0phtCrack, but it follows the conventions).

Relevant heirs know about the file and the password, and that a copy of the file is in my safe deposit box at the bank (with a regular back up of my drive).

I figure that if my house burns down along with all my local back ups, the bank vault is safe. And cheaper than Legacy Locker.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/04/24/computer-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-39748 Erich Vieth Tue, 19 May 2009 00:17:28 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=6440#comment-39748 What happens to your digital on-line life once you die? Here's what: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/18/death.online/index.html?iref=t2test_techmon What happens to your digital on-line life once you die? Here’s what: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/18/death.online/index.html?iref=t2test_techmon

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