Hardly any German thinks about what will happen after their death with the data they have collected over the course of their life in email accounts, cloud services or on Facebook.
The online storage has long since not only contained official letters or old tax returns, but increasingly also photo collections of entire families that have been in existence for years.
And there are cases in which it is not just about vacation photos on the Internet, but also about business documents and possibly company secrets. If this data is stored in a cloud, with the death of its owner it can suddenly become inaccessible. Users should therefore take precautions in the event of death in good time.