Facebook Now Allows You To Choose Who Manages Your Profile After You Die

Have you ever put some thought into what
will happen to your online accounts once
you're dead? Death is inevitable, and a lot
of people tend to not think about it too
much. But have you ever wondered what
will become of your accounts then? Will
they stay locked forever, because no one
knows the passwords you took into the
grave? Facebook has the answer - now you
can decide who will manage your Facebook
account once you're gone!
If you come to think about it, the whole
idea is pretty comical. While I am sure
there are many geeks out there who write
down their passwords in encrypted files,
the keys to which are contained within their
wills (guilty as charged!), a large number of
people don't give it much thought, and
hence their accounts get locked forever.
With the new Legacy Contact feature,
Facebook now wants you to think about
who you'd trust enough to have access to
your account once you're gone. And with
Valentine's day right around the corner, I
can take a wild guess as to the topic of
conversation between many couples
tonight - just saying (:
Facebook Legacy Contact
You can select a trusted contact - a friend
or family member - to be your Legacy
Contact. Once Facebook is notified that
someone has died, it will memorialize their
account, and the word 'Remembering' will
appear behind their profile names. The
Legacy Contact (if chosen) will then be able
to access the deceased's account.

The legacy contact will be able to;
Make a post on the memorialized
account's behalf (for example to make
an announcement)
Respond to new friend requests from
family members and friends who were
not yet connected
Update the profile picture and cover
photo

The legacy contact will NOT have access to;
Account login information
Account settings
Personal messages (inbox) of the
deceased person
You can view or add a legacy by going to
account Settings >> Security >> Legacy
Contact. From here, you can choose
whether you want that contact to be able to
download and archive of your profile
pictures, photos, posts etc.

(If you don't yet see this option, don't
worry. The feature has been introduced in
the US, and is being rolled out slowly to
other users around the world)
Alternatively, you can choose to have your
account permanently deleted upon your
death.
Let the eventuality sink in for a while! Have
a long, happy and blessed life, y'all! Good
luck (: