Creating a digital will
In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote that "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes". Franklin left an enviable legacy both in terms of political history and our understanding of the physical world. Fast-forward 224 years and you wonder if that famous phrase would have ever entered the public domain had Franklin sent it by email, or posted it on Facebook. While death remains inevitable, what happens to our digital assets after we die is uncertain.