Elaine Kasket

Elaine Kasket, a psychologist and author of "All The Ghosts in the Machine," delves into the digital afterlife of personal data. She discusses the growing number of deceased individuals with active online accounts and the challenges this poses for loved ones. Kasket emphasizes the need for proactive planning to manage digital legacies, exploring the ethical implications of AI replicas and digital memorials. She offers insights on setting up legacy contacts for major platforms, ensuring your online presence is handled according to your wishes after you're gone.

Prince Harry's bombshell memoir, Spare, leaves few royal stones unturned. From a physical confrontation with his brother Prince William to his own drug taking, one of the threads that runs through all of these startling revelations is the long shadow that the sudden death of his mother, Princess Diana, cast when he was only 12.Prince Harry claims he never properly dealt with - or was helped to deal with - his profound grief. In his memoir he claims he only cried once after his mother’s death and was never hugged by his father on the day he found out. The Royals have, so far, not commented on any of the book’s revelations but how hard is it to deal with bereavement and grief in the public eye? What do Prince Harry’s recollections tell us about his experience of dealing with grief in this unique family or the modern world more generally? Does privilege help or hinder the process? What role has the media played? And, ultimately, is there ever a right way to deal with grief?Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts:Catherine Mayer is a writer, activist and the co-founder of the Women's Equality Party. She is also the author of Good Grief: Embracing life at a time of death published in 2020 and Charles: The Heart of a King published in 2015 but both with newly update material.Dr Elaine Kasket is a psychologist, an expert on death, and author of All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of your Personal Data published in 2019Angela Levin is a journalist, royal commentator and biographer. Her books including Harry: Conversations with the Prince published in 2018 and Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort released last year.Credits: Spare by Prince Harry / Audible Bryony Gordon’s Mad World, a podcast by Telegraph Media Group Limited 2021Photo: Britain's Prince Harry follows the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral procession in 2022. Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via REUTERSProducers: Alba Morgade and Pandita Lorenz

Researchers Carl Ohman and Dr. Elaine Kasket discuss the complexities of managing digital data after death, including the emotional impact of maintaining 'ghost accounts' and the legal and ethical considerations of digital data ownership. They also explore the challenges of accessing deceased individuals' data on social media platforms and the importance of respecting privacy and dignity in the digital afterlife.