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Post-Death Estate Apps

The Estate Assist App Releases Your Online Accounts to a Trusted Party

— May 6, 2015 — Tech
Estate Assist is a smartphone app that makes it easy for people to plan how their estate is to be divvied up upon their passing. Available on all kinds of smartphones, the app allows for easy management of a wide variety of tasks that can become very complicated for those surviving a loved one's passing. These include social media accounts, online login information bank accounts, digital medical records and more.

When a person sets up their Estate Assist account, they select a family member or friend who is to take care of their estate upon their passing. When the selected person verifies that the user has passed away, the program will release pertinent account and digital information.

This app uses widely available technology to make it easy for people to live out their lives with peace of mind, knowing that their estate will be taken care of upon their passing.
Trend Themes
1. Post-death Estate Apps - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop smartphone apps that facilitate estate planning and management to simplify complex post-death tasks.
2. Digital Asset Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms or technologies that enable individuals to manage and transfer their digital assets, such as social media accounts, online login information, and digital records, after their passing.
3. End-of-life Planning - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Provide comprehensive digital tools and services that help individuals plan and organize their affairs for end-of-life, including legal documents, financial accounts, and personal wishes.
Industry Implications
1. Estate Planning - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative solutions and technologies that streamline the estate planning process for individuals, ensuring clarity and proper management of assets after death.
2. Digital Security - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced digital security measures and protocols to safeguard individuals' online accounts and data, especially post-death, when access is transferred to trusted parties.
3. Mobile App Development - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build user-friendly mobile apps that enable seamless estate management and facilitate the transfer of digital assets, ultimately simplifying post-death arrangements for individuals and their beneficiaries.
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