In your memories, though!
Facebook is launching a new ‘Legacy Contacts’ feature that would let users post updates on their profile via a chosen representative, once they pass away. The representative could be a family member, friend or someone else, who would be managing the account as living memorial of the deceased.
For instance, one popular living memorial is the archive of Kimmy Kirkwood and her boyfriend, Sgt. Will Stacey. The Sergeant left an “In Case I die” letter on Facebook before his deployment. And Kimmy discovered the letter and other forgotten love notes after Stacey was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
As explained in the Facebook press release, the idea is to let people have more control over their accounts after their deaths and to some extent even support grieving people.
While the social networking giant will ensure that your memorial profiles remain the same, the caretakers will have the rights to change cover photos, accepts friend requests, and post messages that could be pinned to top of the deceased person’s timeline – it could be obituary details and the time and place of the memorial service.
If the representative wishes to, s/he can even download an archive of the deceased’s Facebook profile and timeline. However, they won’t be allowed to login into their accounts and access their direct messages.
And for those, who do not want to leave any trace of their existence, Facebook will help them delete their accounts and associated personal information. Facebook profile of the deceased person can also be memorialized via a form on the Facebook Help section.
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