正如那句欢快的老话所说，人生只有两件事是确定的——死亡和税收。为两者做好充分的准备是值得的，特别是如果你在网上非常活跃。毕竟，如果明天死神(Grim Reaper)
碰了你的肩膀，想想你所有的在线帐户仍然在不停地运转，没有人可以关闭它们。
谷歌(Google)试图通过一个名为“非活动账户管理器(Inactive Account Manager)”的功能来解决这个问题。此功能已经存在多年，但我一直对不知道它存在的人数感到惊讶。所以这篇文章就是为了纠正这一点，希望能让你们中的更多人思考死后的在线生活。
不活跃的客户经理——有人在吗？(Inactive
Account Manager – Is Anyone There?)
Google的非活动客户经理(Inactive Account Manager)的工作原理与您检查年长亲戚的工作原理相同，以确保他们仍在呼吸。基本上(Basically)，谷歌(Google)会监控你的谷歌(Google)账户是否有不活动的迹象，比如连续几个月没有登录，没有使用该账户做任何事情，诸如此类。
在与您核对几次但未收到回复后，Google将假定您已进入下辈子，并向您在设置期间指定的“可信联系人”发送一封电子邮件，其中包含有关如何访问该帐户的详细信息。然后，该联系人可以关闭该帐户或继续使用该帐户。无论他们（或您的意愿）喜欢什么。
即使您保持帐户处于活动状态，表明您还活着，Google也会定期向您发送非活动帐户管理器正在运行的提醒。因此，如果您与信任的联系人发生了争吵，这些提醒可能会促使您将联系人更改为其他人。
如何设置(How To Set It
Up)
设置非活动帐户管理器(Inactive Account Manager)非常简单。这是如何做到的。
首先，转到此链接(go to this link)并登录。然后您将看到此屏幕。单击(Click)蓝色的“开始”按钮开始该过程。
您首先必须确定Google应视为“非活动”的参数。
默认情况下，他们将其设置为 18 个月不活动，但如果您认为这太长，您可以通过单击右侧的小铅笔箭头来更改它，然后会出现更多选项。
继续前进，系统会要求您输入手机号码。在向您发送电子邮件以检查您的生活状态但没有得到回复后，Google
会在联系您信任的联系人之前向您发送短信(SMS)以确保。验证短信(SMS)将发送到您的手机以确认号码。
您还需要提供另一个电子邮件地址(another
email address)来检查您。这将需要一个验证码，该验证码将发送到该电子邮件地址以确认其有效。
单击蓝色的“下一步(Next)”按钮后，我们进入“选择通知对象和共享内容(Choose who to notify & what to share)”部分。
如屏幕所示，您最多可以选择十个人进行通知，他们将有权访问您的一些数据。Gmail还将设置一个自动回复（由您编写），它会通知人们该帐户处于非活动状态，他们应该停止向该地址邮寄您。
因此，单击“添加人员”，将出现一个框。
老实说，我只会添加我的妻子。添加其他九个人来阅读我的电子邮件的想法对我来说太多了！但是您可能有想要添加的孩子、父母、近亲等。
添加某人后，您需要选择
要与他们共享的Google帐户。(Google)有一个很大的列表，所以只需勾选那些你认为有你希望他们拥有的相关信息的人。
您可以选择添加他们的电话号码，以便他们首先验证自己的身份以及添加个人消息。然后，您将在屏幕上看到他们的电子邮件作为受信任的联系人。
在下一阶段，您需要决定Google是否应该自动删除您的非活动帐户。我决定让我的妻子决定，所以我把它关掉了。你可能会有不同的想法。
现在单击“查看计划(Review Plan)”以确保一切正常。还要确保打开电子邮件提醒。
一切看起来都很好。单击“确认计划(Confirm Plan)”以打开非活动帐户管理器(Inactive Account Manager)。
如果您以后决定将其关闭，您可以返回此页面(come back to this page)并单击“关闭我的计划(Turn Off My Plan)”。
How To Activate Google Inactive Account Manager
As the cheerful old saying goes, there are only twо things
certain in life – death аnd taxes. And it payѕ to be extremely prepared for
both, especially if you аre vеry actіve online. After all, if the Grim Reaper
touched you on the shoulder tomorrow, think about all уour accounts sіtting
there online ѕtill churning on without someone tо switch them off.
Google has tried to address this problem by having a feature called “Inactive Account Manager”. This feature has been around for years but I am constantly amazed at the number of people who have no idea that it exists. So this article is here to right that and hopefully get a few more of you to think about online life after death.
Inactive
Account Manager – Is Anyone There?
Google’s Inactive Account Manager works along the same
principle as you checking in on your elderly relative to make sure they’re
still breathing. Basically, Google will monitor your Google account for signs
of inactivity such as not logging in for months on end, not using the account
for anything, that sort of thing.
After checking with you a few times and not receiving a
reply, Google will assume you are in the next life and send an email to a
“trusted contact” you specified during setup, with details on how to access the
account. That contact can then either shut down the account or keep it going.
Whatever they (or you in your will) prefer.
Even if you keep the account active, making it obvious you’re
still alive, Google will send you regular reminders that Inactive Account
Manager is running. So if you’ve fallen out with your trusted contact, these
reminders can push you to change the contact to someone else.
How To Set It
Up
Setting up Inactive Account Manager is very easy. Here’s how
to do it.
First of all, go to this link and sign in. You will then see this screen. Click the blue “Start” button to begin the process.
You first have to decide the parameters of what Google should
consider as “inactive”.
By default they set it at 18 months of inactivity but if you
decide that is too long, you can change it by clicking on the little pencil
arrow to the right and some more options appear.
Moving on, you are asked to enter a mobile phone number.
After emailing you to check on your life status and getting no reply, Google
will send you an SMS to make sure before contacting your trusted contact. A
verification SMS will be sent to your phone to confirm the number.
You also need to provide another
email address for checking on you. This will require a verification code
which will be sent to that email address to confirm it is valid.
After clicking the blue “Next” button, we come to the “Choose who to notify & what to share” section.
As the screen says, you can choose up to ten people to notify
and they will have access to some of your data. Gmail will also set an
auto-reply (which you write) which will notify people the account is inactive
and they should stop mailing you at that address.
So click “Add Person” and a box will come up.
Honestly I am only going to add my wife. The thought of
adding nine other people to read my email is too much for me to think about!
But you may have kids, parents, close relatives, etc, who you want added.
After adding someone, you then need to choose which Google
accounts of yours you want to share with them. There’s a big list so just tick
the ones you feel have relevant information you want them to have.
You can choose to add their phone number so they can verify
their identity first as well as add a personal message. Then you will see their
email sitting on the screen as a trusted contact.
In the next phase, you need to decide if Google should
automatically delete your inactive account. I’ve decided to let my wife decide
so I switched this off. You may think differently.
Now click “Review Plan” to make sure everything is as it should be. Also make sure to switch on email reminders.
All looking good. Click “Confirm Plan” to switch Inactive Account Manager on.
If you decide in the future to switch it off, you can come back to this page and click “Turn Off My Plan”.
