<story><title>How to set your Google account to delete itself after you die</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/how-to-set-google-to-delete-everything-after-i-die.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kowdermeister</author><text>I preferred to share it with a few trusted people so they can change my online profiles to something &amp;quot;permanent&amp;quot; when the inevitable comes.&lt;p&gt;I also share a preferred playlist for the goodbye ceremony :) Probably will keep adding perks there.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s very sad when you see an update for example on LinkedIn saying &amp;quot;congratulate X for his one year anniversary&amp;quot;. No, he&amp;#x27;s not working anymore, he&amp;#x27;s dead.</text></comment>
<story><title>How to set your Google account to delete itself after you die</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/how-to-set-google-to-delete-everything-after-i-die.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>symplee</author><text>Where&amp;#x27;s the option for if Google goes under?&lt;p&gt;Does the highest bidder get all-access? Will a corporate re-structure void any existing check-box preferences? Will &amp;quot;deleted&amp;quot; information be reincarnated?</text></comment>