But Where do We Begin? Guiding Improved Design for End-of-Life Data Planning Approaches

100% of us will die. Meanwhile, each of us creates more and more online accounts and data throughout our lives than ever before. Although online accounts and data must increasingly be integrated with our end-of-life planning practices, that integration has been slow. Inventory-based data planning approaches recently developed by legal firms and industry players show promise in providing support. However, these approaches are still largely focused on planning for financial assets like online bank accounts. It is unclear if these approaches address the deeper human-centered needs, such as digital legacy. To imagine new approaches for end-of-life planning that account for emerging social-technical needs, this dissertation asks: How might social computing researchers and practitioners design more effective approaches for end-of-life data planning that can holistically account for human factors such as digital legacy?