The In Case Blog
Honest guides about digital safety nets, encryption, and keeping your online life in order — just in case.
5 Digital Safety Net Myths That Cost People Real Money
The most common beliefs about digital account planning that sound reasonable — and why each one can leave your family locked out of bank accounts, crypto, and income streams.
#18Password Manager Emergency Access Compared: Bitwarden vs 1Password vs Dashlane
Every major password manager has an emergency access feature. They work differently, cover different things, and have different limitations. Here's what each one actually gives your trusted contact — and what's still missing after you set it up.
#17Passkeys Are Replacing Passwords — Here's What That Means for Digital Inheritance
Passkeys are the biggest shift in authentication in decades. They're more secure, phishing-resistant, and easier to use. They also can't be written down, shared, or recovered without specific devices — and that has profound implications for anyone planning to hand over digital access.
#16Your Email Is the Master Key to Your Digital Life — Treat It Like One
Every password reset link, every account recovery, every 'forgot your password' flow leads to your inbox. If someone can access your email, they can access everything. If nobody can access your email, nothing else matters. Here's how to make sure the right person has the key.
#15What Happens When 2FA Locks Your Family Out of Your Accounts
Two-factor authentication is the best thing that happened to personal security — and the worst thing that happened to account recovery. Here's why your 2FA setup is a brick wall for the people who need access most, and what to do about it.
#14How to Talk to Your Family About Your Digital Plan (Without Making It Weird)
A practical script for the conversation most people avoid — telling someone where your accounts are, how to get in, and what to do, without sounding like you're planning for the end.
#13What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts When You're Not There
Every platform handles inactive accounts differently — memorial pages, deletion, locked logins. A clear breakdown of what Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Google, and Apple actually do when someone can't log in anymore.
#12How to Do a Digital Audit (30 Minutes, Zero Cost)
A step-by-step digital audit checklist — find every online account you've forgotten about, secure the ones that matter, and make sure someone else can find them when you're not there.
#11Crypto Seed Phrase Planning: How to Keep Your Wallet Accessible Without Leaking It
The real trade-offs between metal backups, safe deposit boxes, Shamir Secret Sharing, and browser-side encryption for seed phrases — and why most crypto holders still have no plan.
#10How to Set Up Apple Legacy Contact (Step by Step)
A complete walkthrough for setting up Apple's Legacy Contact feature — what it covers, what it doesn't, and how to fill the gaps that leave your non-Apple accounts unprotected.
#9What Is AES-256-GCM and Why It Matters for Your Data
A plain-English explanation of the encryption standard that protects your data — what AES-256-GCM actually does, how strong it is, and where it fits in your digital safety plan.
#8How to Set Up Google Inactive Account Manager (Step by Step)
A complete walkthrough for setting up Google's Inactive Account Manager — what it covers, what it doesn't, and how to fill the gaps that Google's tool leaves open.
#7The Complete Digital Asset Inventory Checklist (2026 Edition)
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet for listing every digital account, platform, and asset you use — so someone you trust can step in when you can't.
#6Your Accounts Won't Know You Can't Log In — Real Stories of Digital Loose Ends
From a Steam library worth thousands to a Douyin influencer's 1.4M followers — what happens when nobody has the password, and how a simple plan prevents all of it.
#5Zero-Knowledge Encryption Isn't Magic — Here's How It Actually Works
When a service says 'we can't read your data,' what does that actually mean? A plain-English tour of PBKDF2, AES-256-GCM, and browser-side encryption.
#4Four Ways to Hand Your Passwords to the Right Person (and Not a Moment Sooner)
Paper, password managers, encrypted USB drives, and browser-side vaults — an honest comparison of every way to share account access with someone you trust, including the gap Google's tool doesn't cover.
#3Self-Hosted vs SaaS Digital Safety Net: Which One Actually Works?
Both approaches have real trade-offs. Here's what actually matters when choosing between running your own check-in switch and trusting a service.
#2What Happens to Your Digital Accounts When You Can't Log In? (And What to Set Up Today)
A practical guide to the transition tools built into Google, Apple, and Facebook — what they cover, what they miss, and how to get started in 10 minutes.
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