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Why you should donate your data (as well as your organs) when you die

UK has one of the most permissive systems in the world regarding use of data after death

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David Martin Shaw, J Valérie Gross & Thomas C Erren | The Conversation

Most people are aware they can donate their organs when they die. Doing so is very important: Each deceased donor can save several lives if he donates his organs and tissue and they are used for transplantation. Support for organ donation among members of the public is very high – at over 80 percent in some countries, even if many people have not yet gotten around to registering as an organ donor.

But organs aren’t the only thing that you can donate once you’re dead. What about donating your