{"id":136784,"date":"2026-07-14T07:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=136784"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:38:20","slug":"new-book-who-gets-your-passwords-helps-families-prepare-for-managing-digital-assets-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/new-book-who-gets-your-passwords-helps-families-prepare-for-managing-digital-assets-after-death\/","title":{"rendered":"New book, ‘Who Gets Your Passwords?,’ helps families prepare for managing digital assets after death"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 14, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Millions of Americans have prepared wills, named beneficiaries, and organized their financial records, but many have overlooked a critical question: What happens to their email accounts, online banking, digital photos, passwords, and other digital assets when they die? TheSeniorTechie founder Paul Wilczynski addresses that growing problem in his new book, \u201cWho Gets Your Passwords? TheSeniorTechie Guide To Digital Estate Planning<\/a>\u201d (ISBN:\u200e 979-8995501725), now available on Amazon.<\/p>\n

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Image caption: Cover, \u201cWho Gets Your Passwords? TheSeniorTechie Guide To Digital Estate Planning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As more of daily life moves online, family members are increasingly finding themselves unable to access important accounts, documents, photographs, and records after the death of a loved one.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people have spent years preparing traditional estate documents,\u201d said Wilczynski. \u201cBut they haven\u2019t prepared their digital estate. Families often discover too late that they don\u2019t know where important information is stored, what accounts exist, or how to access them.\u201d<\/p>\n

A digital estate includes far more than social media accounts. It can include email, online banking, cloud storage, digital photographs, smartphones, subscription services, shopping accounts, websites, loyalty programs, and other online assets accumulated over a lifetime.<\/p>\n

The book is intended not only for individuals and families but also as a practical resource that can support conversations between clients and the professionals who help them prepare wills, trusts, and estate plans. Wilczynski believes digital estate planning should become a routine part of the broader estate planning process.<\/p>\n

Written specifically for non-technical readers, the guide focuses on simple, practical steps for identifying digital assets, organizing account information, protecting privacy, preserving family memories, and creating clear instructions for loved ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spend a lifetime creating digital assets without thinking of them as assets,\u201d said Wilczynski. \u201cTaking a little time to organize that information today can save loved ones a great deal of frustration tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The issue affects people of all ages but may be particularly important for older adults who have accumulated decades of records, photographs, correspondence, and online accounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt its heart, digital estate planning isn\u2019t really about passwords,\u201d Wilczynski said. \u201cIt\u2019s about making life easier for the people you care about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho Gets Your Passwords? TheSeniorTechie Guide To Digital Estate Planning<\/a>\u201d is available in paperback and ebook formats through Amazon at https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0H7N336SQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ABOUT PAUL WILCZYNSKI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Wilczynski is the publisher of TheSeniorTechie, a technology education platform dedicated to helping older adults use technology with confidence. He is the author of \u201cWho Gets Your Passwords? TheSeniorTechie Guide To Digital Estate Planning\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Move To Asheville: A Ruthlessly Honest Guide That Will Ruin Everywhere Else.\u201d He lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more at https:\/\/www.TheSeniorTechie.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image caption: Cover, \u201cWho Gets Your Passwords? TheSeniorTechie Guide To Digital Estate Planning.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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