Aleks Krotoski: What happens to your data when you die?

<p>What happens to all your digital data once you die? We ask social psychologist, host of BBC Radio 4's <em>Digital Human</em>&nbsp;and <em>BBC Science Focus</em> columnist <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/author/alekskrotoski/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aleks Krotoski</a> about life after death, and she enlightens us on how much digital data is really out there, the value of virtual gravestones and why big data firms really don’t care if you’re alive or dead.</p><p>If you have a burning science question you want an expert to answer, send them to us on twitter at&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/sciencefocus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sciencefocus</a>, and we may answer them in a future episode.</p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li></ul><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><p><strong>Listen to more episodes of the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/what-its-really-like-to-die/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr Kathryn Mannix: What it’s really like to die</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/robert-elliott-smith-are-algorithms-inherently-biased/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_b