DIGITAL PROFILES AFTER DEATH, A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

New information and communication technologies and, specifically, social networks, generate a direct impact in the development of the personality of the World’s population. Until June of the last year, the social network Facebook had two billion users, something that highlights the importance of protecting our personal data in these digital platforms. However, what happens with our digital identities after our death? The aim of these report is to present the national and European panorama on this matter, dealing mainly with the Catalonian law on digital wills in the case of death or disability (Law 10/2017, June 27th) as well as other legal developments in European countries such as France (Law num. 2016-1321 7th October 2016 for a Digital Republic) and Germany (sentence 31 st Mat 2017 of Kammergericht, Berlin), which may serve as a reference for the study of this issue in Spain. Simultaneously, the repercussion that the digital content of a de-ceased person in the personal rights of alive people will be assessed.