PasswordBox is a free service that allows people to manage their online accounts during life and after. “Digital death is a growing pain point most of us don't want to think about, yet we are storing more of our lives online each day,” said Dan Robichaud, PasswordBox CEO. “We came to market four months ago with a product that not only remembers your passwords for you, but one that offers secure one-click login and the ability to collaborate with co-workers and friends without divulging passwords. Our biggest differentiator is our ability to name a digital heir so your digital assets are always protected if anything happens.” “We hear a lot about identity theft and cyber-crime, but we are just scratching the surface with the issue of the digital afterlife,” added Legacy expert Richard Bruno. “While no one really wants to face their mortality, it's worse for our families when we don't pre-plan. The beauty of PasswordBox is it takes care of securing your passwords now and later.” According to a recent McAfee survey, online consumers have $55,000 on average in digital assets, including photos, projects, hobbies, personal records, work info, entertainment, social media and email. Those online assets are all password protected. PasswordBox allows you to securely store, retrieve, create and share passwords with ease and efficiency on any device. The service can be used through a browser, including Chrome, Firefox and Explorer. The PasswordBox mobile app for Android and iOS includes one-tap log-in capabilities to quickly access websites and apps without having to memorize or enter your passwords. With complete end-to-end encryption, people can safely collaborate with friends, family or co-workers and share accounts from any device. You can also create secured notes, while keeping track of passport, credit card or other sensitive data in a digital wallet anytime, from anywhere without having to worry about identity theft. PasswordBox has a new “Legacy” feature that allows a person to assign a digital heir. If the PasswordBox holder dies, the digital heir provides the PasswordBox team with a copy of the death certificate. Once both the death certificate and the digital heir's identity are validated, the heir will receive access to passwords stored in the Legacy Locker and will be able to follow last requests as indicated. If you're having difficulty imagining how messy it can be if a person dies while that individual's digital life lives on without direction or access from friends and family, please see the true stories at www.passwordbox.com/legacylocker. Being a Canadian company, PasswordBox is protected under the Canadian Privacy act. This separates password holders from the NSA and US government monitoring. A key point to remember when setting up an account, is that it's essential to remember the PasswordBox master password that's entered, as the company can't reset it. Even during a legacy transfer, the user's data is always encrypted and never accessible by PasswordBox employees. PasswordBox has a patent-pending end-to-end encryption sharing system with a trigger release process, so the only time users can view a readable version of their data is on their devices after they've logged in to their PasswordBox.
