Facebook rolls out feature for users when they die

[Ethnod]

So Facebook now had a setting that allows you to decide what happens to your FB page once you have died. Is it permanently deleted? Does your family, friends or spouse get control? You decide.

 

Hmm... tbh outside of a very small use case scenario for this I can't image anyone actually needing this. Plus what, you have to submit the death certificate to Facebook?? very odd and I cant image anyone wanting access to be honest. I do like the delete feature, I think I'll be putting that setting on mine and when ever I do get around to writing a Will I'll write it in that my death is to be announced to FB and the page deleted.

 

Source:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31438707

[Trik'Stari]

Lol I just want it to stay up and my status to be "stuck in a box 6 feet under HEEEELP"

[givingtnt]

aaahhhhh. I would love to have it display a message, though I will probably delete my account before I do so  maybe I could get them to change my facebook page to this link : www.endoftheinternet.com

[wolfgang]

Now facebook will automatically post updates for you after you die.

[NicekillBG]

What the fuck

[Lolzious]

"Only available in the US"

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[Kevinkt]

[SIGSEGV]

I really need something like this, it's very useful because on the internet all of a sudden your friend that you've been talking to for ages stops coming online and you don't know what happened, this is very good for preventing people from wondering what happened to their friends online. Steam and IP.Board should have something like this.

[rockking1379]

while i think its an interesting feature, i dont think the option to have it deleted should be allowed without an archive of the user's profile being given to the family. many people post a lot of photos of events that happened during their life but the only place other family members could see them was on facebook. so i definately think that facebook should at least archive even just the photos and videos the user posted for the family before deleting the profile. maybe even the comments (if any) on each photo/video. just my two cents on it i guess

[TAK]

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[PhilBoisvert]

So Facebook now had a setting that allows you to decide what happens to your FB page once you have died. Is it permanently deleted? Does your family, friends or spouse get control? You decide.

Hmm... tbh outside of a very small use case scenario for this I can't image anyone actually needing this. Plus what, you have to submit the death certificate to Facebook?? very odd and I cant image anyone wanting access to be honest. I do like the delete feature, I think I'll be putting that setting on mine and when ever I do get around to writing a Will I'll write it in that my death is to be announced to FB and the page deleted.

Source:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31438707

FB account of people who die have always been a problem I think. Like people receiving birthday notification of people who are dead. I find it ok that they tackle this. They must be carfull to not make it look gloomy and like a testament tho.

[Tonylu1595]

aaahhhhh. I would love to have it display a message, though I will probably delete my account before I do so  maybe I could get them to change my facebook page to this link : www.endoftheinternet.com

What exactly is the end of the internet

[givingtnt]

What exactly is the end of the internet

go to that link. and find out.

or you can also go down my signature... but . only if you have the guts to...

[Tonylu1595]

go to that link. and find out.

or you can also go down my signature... but . only if you have the guts to...

Is it the last directory in the 13th root server?

[givingtnt]

Is it the last directory in the 13th root server?

nah, its with the system 32 files 

 

don't forget to delete them

[That Norwegian Guy]

What exactly is the end of the internet

 

I'd put the border somewhere around here.

[Tonylu1595]

nah, its with the system 32 files 

 

don't forget to delete them

Just deleted that because that is the source of all of all viruses. Now what?

 

 

 

 

 

Note: computer does not work anymore, using another computer.

[Mushious]

go to that link. and find out.

or you can also go down my signature... but . only if you have the guts to...

 

[SIGSEGV]

go to that link. and find out.

or you can also go down my signature... but . only if you have the guts to...

I took the time to open all of that, my eyes are doing weird things now 0.0

while i think its an interesting feature, i dont think the option to have it deleted should be allowed without an archive of the user's profile being given to the family. many people post a lot of photos of events that happened during their life but the only place other family members could see them was on facebook. so i definately think that facebook should at least archive even just the photos and videos the user posted for the family before deleting the profile. maybe even the comments (if any) on each photo/video. just my two cents on it i guess

I don't think the option to have it deleted should be an option full stop, the account should be locked and that's it.

[NeverNude]

Press 'F' to pay respects.

[dizmo]

This made me think of possibly the only interesting thing about Facebook, for me at least.

So many people have it, that if their accounts were there forever, you'd have quite an interesting overview of a good chunk of the human race for people in the future to look back at.

...now, that's a double sided coin, because online most people are idiots. So. Who knows what they'll think of us

[Keudn]

But how does it know if the person died??

[RagnarokDel]

Now facebook will automatically post updates for you after you die.

Status update: Died from a heart attack

a day later

Status Update: Getting my juices pumped out of my body by the embalmer

etc.

[GoldSrc]

Since I don't plan to die in the next 60-70 years, I don't think Facebook will last that long.

[Tacitus]

Hopefully this will have rolled out to the UK by the time I die.

 

Oh wait... I'm not planning on dying any time soon...