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What happens to Google and Apple accounts when the owner dies?
TL;DRGoogle and Apple have policies for handling deceased users' accounts and data.
Why it matters: Digital legacy planning affects billions of users; unclear policies create problems for grieving families.
When we die, it's not just physical estates that need to be settled, an entire digital footprint survives us. So what do Apple and Google do with that data?
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