越来越多的网民将密码列入遗嘱
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英国一项新的调查显示,越来越多的网络用户在写遗嘱时会把自己的网络密码列为其中一项,留给亲人继承。

Online users are leaving internet passwords in their wills as Britons amass1 a £2.3 billion digital inheritance, new research suggests.

A poll of 2,000 adults found 25% had more than £200 worth of films, video and music stored online.

Nearly a third considered the sum valuable enough to be passed on to loved ones and 11% have already put internet passwords in their wills.

Without the passwords being included in wills, billions of pounds' worth of films, music and pictures stored in "cloud" services such as Hotmail, Facebook, iCloud and Flickr would be lost.

The research, by cloud computing2 company Rackspace, found that 53% of those polled held "treasured possessions" in such services.

A quarter said they had "special photos" stored online, one in 10 had treasured videos and the same number kept sentimental3(感伤的) emails from loved ones.

Lawyers described the passing on of valuable passwords as a major change to the traditional way wills have been drawn4 up.

Matthew Strain, partner at London law firm Strain Keville, said: "With more photos, books, music and so on being stored online and in digital format5, the question of what happens to these when people are gone becomes more important every day.

"People have not yet come to grips with(与……争论) the value of these digital possessions and the risk is that they may be lost if the owner dies, or even that their estate may be liable for ongoing6 subscriptions7(订阅) to online magazines or newspapers, for instance.

The study also revealed 66% relied on cloud computing services every day without realising it. By 2020, a third are expected to store all music online while a quarter said all their photos will be kept online. One in seven also said they would no longer own books and will instead read e-books.



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1 amass tL5ya     
vt.积累,积聚
参考例句:
  • How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢?
  • The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。
2 computing tvBzxs     
n.计算
参考例句:
  • to work in computing 从事信息处理
  • Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代(约1980年),他们就创办了软件公司。
3 sentimental dDuzS     
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
参考例句:
  • She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人,她相信姻缘命中注定。
  • We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。
4 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
5 format giJxb     
n.设计,版式;[计算机]格式,DOS命令:格式化(磁盘),用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据;v.使格式化,设计,安排
参考例句:
  • Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
  • The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
6 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的,前进的
参考例句:
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
7 subscriptions 2d5d14f95af035cbd8437948de61f94c     
n.(报刊等的)订阅费( subscription的名词复数 );捐款;(俱乐部的)会员费;捐助
参考例句:
  • Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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