Your entire life sits behind a password. Photos, messages, financial records, location history, health data, purchase receipts, voice notes, and that email account you opened in college and never closed. Apple and Google don’t just store your data. They store your identity. And if something happens to you tomorrow, that identity can turn into a locked vault that your family cannot open.
Both Apple and Google built tools that let you decide what happens to your data after you die. Most people never touch those settings. That creates confusion, legal headaches, and in some cases, permanent data loss. If you want to avoid a post-mortem tech nightmare, you need to change five settings today.
