New on the blog: the $2 trillion digital estate problem
Plus, why digital death verification may be identity's biggest unsolved problem.
Hey,
Two new pieces went up on the Trustbourne blog.
They're about the same underlying mess from different angles: more of life now lives behind logins, and the systems around death, incapacity, and handover are nowhere near ready for it.
New on the blog: Identity's Biggest Unsolved Problem
The OpenID Foundation are not usually the dramatic type. So when they call digital death verification "identity's biggest unsolved problem," it's worth paying attention.
We have decent standards for logging people in. We still do not have decent ways to verify death, delegate access, or handle consent once someone is gone. Families end up improvising in the gap.
Also new: The $2 Trillion Digital Estate Problem
Most people hear "digital assets" and think crypto.
The bigger mess is usually everything around it: email, domains, cloud storage, business accounts, subscriptions, reward balances, recovery codes, and the phone that unlocks the rest.
That value is real. Most families still have no plan for it.
Open beta is still open
If you've been meaning to try Trustbourne, now is a good time.
Set up your vault, add a trusted contact, and tell us what feels unclear or missing. Beta testers still lock in early-bird pricing for 5 years when we launch.
Thanks for reading,
Frank
Trustbourne, encrypted inheritance vaults with a dead man's switch. Built in Belgium, hosted in Europe.
