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Abstract
The data that makes up people's online identities lies scattered across the virtual landscape, consisting of emails, photos, social network site interactions and more. Such data can have emotional, financial and intellectual significance. Yet the awkward question of what happens to this data when a user dies lies unanswered.
In this presentation, I will outline 3 key problems, which I am seeking to address in an EPSRC-funded research program over the next 3 years
(1) How do online applications need to change to allow users to nominate data
inheritors? Currently, there is no obvious mechanism for the bequest of one's
digital artefacts.
(2) How do online applications need to change to facilitate inheritance of personal
data in the inevitable event of a user's death?
(3) What are the boundaries for the acceptable creation, ownership and
management of online memorials which re-purpose inherited data, appropriate to UK cultural norms?
The research program is cross-disciplinary, involving technologists, sociologists,
psychologists and lawyers. We welcome observations and insights from the
diverse disciplines represented at the conference.
In this presentation, I will outline 3 key problems, which I am seeking to address in an EPSRC-funded research program over the next 3 years
(1) How do online applications need to change to allow users to nominate data
inheritors? Currently, there is no obvious mechanism for the bequest of one's
digital artefacts.
(2) How do online applications need to change to facilitate inheritance of personal
data in the inevitable event of a user's death?
(3) What are the boundaries for the acceptable creation, ownership and
management of online memorials which re-purpose inherited data, appropriate to UK cultural norms?
The research program is cross-disciplinary, involving technologists, sociologists,
psychologists and lawyers. We welcome observations and insights from the
diverse disciplines represented at the conference.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 9-10 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jun 2011 |
| Event | Centre for Death & Society Conference - ‘Death & Dying in the Digital Age’ - Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institute, Bath, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Jun 2011 → 26 Jun 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Centre for Death & Society Conference - ‘Death & Dying in the Digital Age’ |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Bath |
| Period | 25/06/11 → 26/06/11 |
Keywords
- digital inheritance
- death
- bequest
- assets
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Activities
- 1 Public engagement and outreach - media article or participation
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What happens to your online life after you die? BBC i-Wonder feature.
Moncur, W. (Interviewee)
26 Oct 2015Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - media article or participation
Prizes
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EPSRC Post-doctoral Fellowship (Cross-disciplinary interfaces)
Moncur, W. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Post-doctoral Fellowship (Cross-disciplinary interfaces)
Moncur, W. (Recipient), Jun 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively