ABSTRACT
A continuing bond with the deceased might also have been important to the friends, but they were more vulnerable to becoming disenfranchised mourners, their grief unseen, their relationships with the deceased not realised or acknowledged. When access to digital legacies is important for continuing bonds, the idea of eternal vanishment may provoke intense anxiety. If the digital reflection of a person is lost, or one is denied access to it by whatever means, the impact can be devastating for continuing bonds. In any struggle for control over or access to a deceased person's digital legacy, there are usually at least four stakeholders: family, friends, corporations, and the dead person themselves. The younger generation, relying on technology to stockpile their memories for easy search and retrieval later, may not spend their cognitive resources in additionally laying down internal memories.
