Now Facebook will let its users decide what to do with its account when they die.
The new feature - a marked break in how the site deals with the accounts of those who have passed away.- will allow users to appoint a "Face book heir" who will look after the account and will be allowed to make changes .They will also be able to choose to have their account deleted entirely .The heir will be able to pin posts , respond to new friend request and update profile pictures.But they will be restricted from other changes , including creating new posts, or deleting photos .Before Face book opted just to freeze members' accounts when it learned that they had died That meant that the page stayed online , but couldn't be changed.
If user don't opt to leave a digital will, the company will freeze the profile in a process called 'memorization', leaving everything with the privacy setting that were left when user died .
The new feature is thought to be a response to family's wishes to use Facebook profiles to remember their owners.
The option will be rolled out to users in the US on Thursday , with it expanding to different places after that.
Users will choose the heirs in Facebook's security settings. Only one user can be chosen.
If user don't choose a Facebook heir but name a digital heir in a normal will, Facebook will honor that choice.
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The new feature - a marked break in how the site deals with the accounts of those who have passed away.- will allow users to appoint a "Face book heir" who will look after the account and will be allowed to make changes .They will also be able to choose to have their account deleted entirely .The heir will be able to pin posts , respond to new friend request and update profile pictures.But they will be restricted from other changes , including creating new posts, or deleting photos .Before Face book opted just to freeze members' accounts when it learned that they had died That meant that the page stayed online , but couldn't be changed.
If user don't opt to leave a digital will, the company will freeze the profile in a process called 'memorization', leaving everything with the privacy setting that were left when user died .
The new feature is thought to be a response to family's wishes to use Facebook profiles to remember their owners.
The option will be rolled out to users in the US on Thursday , with it expanding to different places after that.
Users will choose the heirs in Facebook's security settings. Only one user can be chosen.
If user don't choose a Facebook heir but name a digital heir in a normal will, Facebook will honor that choice.
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