# They clean out their phones before their death

> French people sort and delete the content of their phones in preparation for their death, to avoid their loved ones coming across personal data.

**In brief**: Society event (severity: info) nationwide, first detected on 1 November 2026 at 05:00. Reported by 2 sources (2 articles), last updated on 1 November 2026 at 05:00.

- Category: Society
- Severity: Info
- Place: Nationwide
- First detected: 1 November 2026 at 05:00
- Updated: 1 November 2026 at 05:00
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/6096-they-clean-out-their-phones-before-their-death

## Sources (2 articles)

- [« Je ne voudrais pas qu’ils tombent là-dessus » : en préparation du jour où ils vont disparaître, ils font le ménage dans leur téléphone](https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/11/01/je-ne-voudrais-pas-qu-ils-tombent-la-dessus-en-preparation-du-jour-ou-ils-vont-disparaitre-ils-font-le-menage-dans-leur-telephone_6803967_4408996.html) — Le Monde, 1 November 2026 at 05:00
- [« Je ne voudrais pas qu’ils tombent là-dessus » : en préparation du jour où ils vont disparaître, ils font le ménage dans leur téléphone - Le Monde.fr](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgJBVV95cUxNX1NsSEY2REpEamxNSDdYdW9KbC0wU2hPS0hTT2hNb2M3aEl3TUNNNDBQLWZvRHMzLWFoZGpzUWoxZ0x4aE9pMkFKeFNMZE5fRUYwSGpUOUlMZEYzTDd4cWZ4bG94Zng0ajF1SVF0Rk9JdVd3R2RmWEpVT1JIOUxDRXlINkMzTnFkRS1UeGgyZ3pISUE3N1BOMlNDMXBFRXJSYnNhMm9rZzkyTDBHZG85X0pUZHNmVFBmR05zN2dqbWpKQ2VtU2RoZE1pV210bFZEdDBsa2Nwd3dwUE9IbkYtNlY3MC1RcnNTbzR2VzVnVk1uNnVXcm1hZHpPSmh5bGxRUnhKcUJxTEFmTy15WV9RYl9Ia0x2Tl93NDJURjU2ek5YdVpoSUE?oc=5) — Le Monde, 1 November 2026 at 05:00

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Cite as: Acturadar, “They clean out their phones before their death”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/6096-they-clean-out-their-phones-before-their-death
Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology