Jusletter IT

Digital Inheritance in Russia

  • Authors: Alla Sergeeva / Robert Gerlit / Helmut Krcmar
  • Category of articles: Legal Informatics
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Russia
  • Field of law: Legal Informatics
  • Collection: Conference proceedings IRIS 2020
  • DOI: 10.38023/6709b6bb-70ee-41d2-8c07-f80e33dadf64
  • Citation: Alla Sergeeva / Robert Gerlit / Helmut Krcmar, Digital Inheritance in Russia , in: Jusletter IT 27 Mai 2020
Social networks and online services are expected to have more dead than living users in the coming decades. Due to a lack of user regulations, their accounts and personal data may remain permanent and the deceased may continue to receive invitations to events, birthday greetings or messages from other users. Even despite new digital rights, heirs are often helpless against the problem of identifying all accounts on the Internet and gaining access to them and the data they have deposited. Based on an analysis of 33 social networks and online services, a survey of 173 Internet users and interviews with experts, we identify the challenges that currently exist in management of digital heritage on the basis of Russia’s example and discuss solutions that appear suitable for shaping digital heritage in a user-oriented and demand-oriented manner in the future.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Current Legal Framework in Russia
  • 4. Current opportunities for handling the account of deceased in the Russian Federation
  • 5. Population survey
  • 5.1. Results of the survey
  • 6. Solution models for Digital Inheritance in Russia
  • 6.1. A model with the government involved
  • 6.2. A model without involvement of government
  • 7. Conclusion
  • 8. References

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