Facebook Now Lets You Choose What Happens To Your Account After You Die

Facebook has introduced a new
feature today that allows users to
select a legacy contact, who will
be able to manage their account
after they pass away.

Once Facebook has been notified
of a user passing away, the social
network will ‘memorialize’ the
account and enable access to the
legacy contact who can manage
the profile.

Once everything is configured,
this contact will be able to
announce a memorial service (or
share a personal message) on the
top of the Timeline, respond to
new friend requests, update
profile and cover photos, and
even download an archive of
photos, posts and profile
information that person shared
on Facebook.

Note that personal messages will
be off limits and the legacy
contact is unable to log in as the
deceased.

The legacy contacts feature is
currently rolling out in the US to
begin with and Facebook will
expand the rollout to more
countries over time.

If you’d rather not have someone
access your profile once you’ve
passed away, you can simply
have Facebook delete your
account altogether.