Ask Slashdot: How Do You Securely Store Private Information For Posterity?

Posted by timothy on Saturday July 7, 2012 @05:28AM from the more-mysterious-to-go-all-jason-bourne dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In the event of my untimely demise, my wife and family will need access to all of my private data (email, phone, laptop password, SSN, etc) and financial accounts and passwords (banks, 401(k), mortgage, insurance, etc). What's the best way to securely store all that data knowing the data is somewhat volatile (e.g. password changes) and also that someone else who is not technically savvy will need to access the most up to date version of it? Suggestions include a printed copy in a safe deposit box, an encrypted file, a secure server in the cloud, or maybe a commercial product."

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If RPGs have taught me anything... by dadioflex · 2012-07-07 05:57 · Score: 4, Funny

...it's that your valuable information should be transcribed onto a special medallion, which is then quartered with each quarter piece buried in a deadly dungeon in a far flung corner of the land. That's what passed for "Cloud" storage in my day. (yes yes I know.)
Re:why care? by fustakrakich · 2012-07-07 06:12 · Score: 5, Funny

Hm, can you name for me all the famous nihilists who did something other than be raving, depressed nihilists?
Does it matter?

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