ALRI Publishes Final Report On Access to Digital Assets
The Alberta Law Reform Institute is recommending legislation that would make it easier for fiduciaries to access a deceased person's digital assets after their death. Digital assets are digital records of information stored with service providers like Google and Facebook. Challenges arise post-death due to restrictive service agreements creating difficulties accessing digital assets even with legal authority. ALRI suggests adopting legislation to affirm fiduciaries' authority over digital assets and compel online service providers to provide [...]