Digital Afterlife: Who Owns ur Data When ur Gone? | Suresh Sankaran Srinivasan | TEDxAsia Pacific U
Cybersecurity leader Suresh Sankaran takes us beneath the surface of our digital lives to ask a profound question: what happens to our data after we die? From passwords and photos to shadow profiles and AI-trained models, our digital footprint continues long after we’re gone. Through real cases and striking examples, he explores the ethical, legal, and emotional challenges of digital legacy, and why we urgently need digital wills, consent frameworks, and awareness to protect our dignity beyond life. Suresh Sankaran Srinivasan is a global cybersecurity leader and the architect behind the Axiata Cyber Fusion Center, a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for cyber resilience across ASEAN and South Asia. With over 25 years of experience spanning Vodafone, EY, and
now Axiata Group Berhad, he has led cyber strategy and innovation across highly complex, multi-market digital ecosystems.
Suresh is the innovator behind HELIOS, a patent-pending AI-driven platform for cyber threat attribution, and the mind behind “Digital Storm”, a powerful lens on emerging tech risks at the intersection of AI, quantum, 5G, cloud, and IoT. An ASEAN CSO30, Business Value CISO, and ETCIO Transformative CIO awardee, Suresh is also a Programme Leader at the Indian School of Business (ISB), mentoring the next generation of cyber leaders. His work blends innovation with insight, and his mission is simple: redefine trust in a world that no longer plays by the old rules. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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