Kateřina Marková

Digital Dying in Personal Information Management: Towards Thanatosensitive Information Management

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Dissertation submitted for the degree of Master in Multimedia at the Department of Electronic Engineering and Computers of Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.

Abstract

This work explores the application of the concept of thanatosensitivity over personal information management in order to reduce impact on the bereaved after an individual’s death. Our objectives are to contribute to the academic cross-disciplinary discussion on the following inter- woven topics: personal information management, online personal identity, thanatosensitivity, digital death and digital afterlife. We aim to develop a new topic, thanatosensitive information management (TIM), and to create a web-based platform which would provide a safe environment to consult and exchange the information about TIM and that would be accessible and understandable by a broader public. Our current technology rarely acknowledges death, and the amount of the literature on the subject is limited. We mapped the current situation in form of a website to present our findings to the audience.

Digital Dying in Personal Information Management: Towards Thanatosensitive Information Management

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Dissertation submitted for the degree of Master in Multimedia at the Department of Electronic Engineering and Computers of Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.

Abstract

This work explores the application of the concept of thanatosensitivity over personal information management in order to reduce impact on the bereaved after an individual’s death. Our objectives are to contribute to the academic cross-disciplinary discussion on the following inter- woven topics: personal information management, online personal identity, thanatosensitivity, digital death and digital afterlife. We aim to develop a new topic, thanatosensitive information management (TIM), and to create a web-based platform which would provide a safe environment to consult and exchange the information about TIM and that would be accessible and understandable by a broader public. Our current technology rarely acknowledges death, and the amount of the literature on the subject is limited. We mapped the current situation in form of a website to present our findings to the audience.