One problem with "reliable solicitors" is that it's entirely possible for their firm to go out of business too, with few, if any, repercussions for the proprietors.
I'd prefer to trust something like a self-hosted Vaultwarden instance [1] with emergency access [2]. Maybe with redundancy even.
I think that is a solved problem. The legal profession is so old, and they are part of a system, that I would bet that most reliable solicitors have a continuity plan for their clients’ wills and other long terms legal paperwork.
Solicitors in a civilised country are highly regulated and if they were to cease trading the local regulator will appoint a firm to handle their clients needs
biggest risk with a technology based solution for this is the person stops paying their hosting bill. I'd like to see this app open source the billing, so in case the person who runs the site disappears, the community can continue playing
We are working with our hosting provider in order to inform the users in case the bad happens on our side and in order to provide 1 more year where the website and the emergency notes can still be accessible (but no emergency notes can be generated).
I don't see what advantage this has over snailmail to themselves?
I think the most likely nefarious thing is the question of intentionally blocking aliveness checks. If the Satoshi heir waited for his keys from this what element would he spend a few million interfering with to get his inheritance early?
That's a human issue not a technology issue. There's nothing technology can and should be programmed to even try to deal with, unless probing user's brain for intent is on the table...
I have used https://www.deadmantracker.com since creation. This one seems to be similar but, perhaps, less intrusive—I have to check-in on DMT each week. Neat. The important part is permanence, if the service is to be trusted, and to be useful.
Thank you. Dead Man Tracker is a nice tool, however it completely relies on constant email notifications in order to understand if something bad happened (a more complex system to maintain). Also all the personal data is stored in a database that could be breached.
Long time ago, about 10 years ago, I thought of similar contraption with already google-verse system. Basically you upload a encrypted file (text or pdf) to google drive with public share link, and add an event to your Google calendar with a 3 month advance notice (& 2 months, 1 months, all by email), one time recurring only. As soon as you get notification email (XYZ is happening in 90 days, you go to Google Calendar & change event month to next 3rd month. But then they released Google Inactivity Manager.
The emergency note can be readable only via WeExpire, and that's for security reasons - you always need to be notified that someone is trying to access your emergency note.
As any other platform WeExpire could temporarily go down, but it will be always back online before than the minimum inactivity time you can set up in your emergency note (1 day).
Yeah, but platforms fail, go out of business and can have issues.
If you use this service (or any other of the ones mentioned in the other comments) you'll need to periodically check that they are ok (and that all your details are up to date).
Probably. Just like email or any other communication medium. I don't think that should stop people from coming up with new ways of doing communication.
random but this is probably a good use of blockchain tech. a smart contract that stores the notes and unlocks using a key that is given to a loved one. perfect for use case for a lasting note. only time this goes down is if the entire network goes down.
It works as a "dead man's switch". As long as you sign in at least once a month your note will be stay private. Otherwise, your designated recipients will get it in the email.
It does sound risky. But I wanted it to be secure enough so I could (and I am) store my own sensitive info too.
All the information your write in your note is encrypted using 256-bit AES key. Encryption keys and the data itself are stored in different services. So even if the database is leaked/hacked, the information will not be public.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 93.2 ms ] threadI'd prefer to trust something like a self-hosted Vaultwarden instance [1] with emergency access [2]. Maybe with redundancy even.
[1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
[2] https://bitwarden.com/help/emergency-access/
I think the most likely nefarious thing is the question of intentionally blocking aliveness checks. If the Satoshi heir waited for his keys from this what element would he spend a few million interfering with to get his inheritance early?
As any other platform WeExpire could temporarily go down, but it will be always back online before than the minimum inactivity time you can set up in your emergency note (1 day).
If you use this service (or any other of the ones mentioned in the other comments) you'll need to periodically check that they are ok (and that all your details are up to date).
Google's Inactive Account Manager: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546?hl=en
Shamir's Secret Sharing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_secret_sharing
It works as a "dead man's switch". As long as you sign in at least once a month your note will be stay private. Otherwise, your designated recipients will get it in the email.
All the information your write in your note is encrypted using 256-bit AES key. Encryption keys and the data itself are stored in different services. So even if the database is leaked/hacked, the information will not be public.
https://sarcophagus.io/