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<div class="signature"><p dir="auto">DADE CG members,</p></div><p dir="auto"></p><p dir="auto">As you’re aware, we have been working on the development of a white paper and titled <em>“The State of Digital Estate Management”</em> for release during Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October.</p><div class="signature"><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">The paper explores the current state of digital estate planning and management, focusing on end-user consent, delegated access, and the role of standards in enabling individuals to control their digital assets during incapacity or after death. It’s aimed at policymakers, standards developers, and leaders at consumer-facing organizations.</p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">We want to provide early access to the draft paper for DADE CG members with a signed participation agreement (PA). During this time, DADE CG members can provide feedback as the authors, Heather Flanagan, Mike Kiser, and myself, finalize the first public draft.</p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">If you have signed the PA and wish to review and provide early feedback on the draft paper, please reach out to me (<a href="mailto:dean@thesax.es">dean@thesax.es</a>) and I will share a link to the draft Google doc.</p></div><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">Broad public access will launch on August 25, 2025 for a public comment period before the white paper is finalized.</p><div class="signature"></div><div class="signature"></div><div class="signature"></div><div class="signature"><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.</p></div><div class="signature"><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important"></p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">Thank you,</p><p dir="auto" style="line-height:1.3;font-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Helvetica,"Apple Color Emoji",Arial,sans-serif,"Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";border-radius:0px;min-height:19.5px;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px!important">-dhs</p><p dir="auto"></p><p dir="auto">--</p><div dir="auto"><p dir="auto">Dean H. Saxe</p></div><div dir="auto"><p dir="auto"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="custom-editor-link-class" href="mailto:dean@thesax.es">dean@thesax.es</a></p></div></div>
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