This study aims to evaluate how individuals are prepared to cope with or plan for their afterlife digital footprints, by examining how (1) access, (2) literacy, and (3) preparedness for digital afterlife work in concert to influence one’s wellbeing. We found the indirect relationship between access and wellbeing and the influence of digital literacy on wellbeing was indirect, illustrating that the key to the puzzle is in the sequential step in which digital literacy incubates the readiness to cope with digital remains, which influences one’s subjective wellbeing. One of the most unrecognized challenges facing digital traces is the exploitation of post-life remain of data, as the question of who accesses, owns, or controls personal data after death remains largely unanswered. We argue that the preparedness for digital afterlife represents a new form of social concern with real-life consequences, or even a newer space for inequality debates.

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数字访问、数字素养和来世准备：数字来世痕迹的社会背景


本研究旨在通过研究（1）访问、（2）读写能力和（3）对数字来世工作的准备如何共同影响一个人的福祉，来评估个人如何准备应对或规划他们来世的数字足迹。我们发现访问与幸福感之间存在间接关系，并且数字素养对幸福感的影响是间接的，这说明谜题的关键在于数字素养培养应对数字残留的准备状态，从而影响一个人的主观幸福感。 。数字痕迹面临的最未被认识到的挑战之一是对死后数据的利用，因为谁在死后访问、拥有或控制个人数据的问题在很大程度上仍未得到解答。我们认为，为数字化来世做好准备代表了一种对现实生活后果的社会关注的新形式，甚至是不平等辩论的新空间。