Have you ever imagined what happens to the thousands of SocialMedia accounts left in solitude by the deceased persons each minute?Globally?
What Happens to Your Facebook Profile When You Die? |
1.Memorializing the account;
Involves converting it into a page where people can leave comments as a way of celebrating your life, much like a Facebook Fan Page.
2.Requesting to delete the account;
All information and data will be completely expelled off Facebook. Only photos tagged to the Account by others remain.
3.Downloading the contents of the account, and having it deleted;
This process involves Facebook's verification of one of the deceased associate who should perform :
(a)Memorializing ;
This involves identification of the outlined Will or a Digital executor who then takes over the management of the saved emails ,Flickr photos and albums.(A digital executor takes over full management of the deceased Facebook account)
- The Accounts timeline will no longer appear in suggestions on other Facebook users' Timelines for Friend requests.
- The Family members can family can leave posts on the profile in remembrance.
- Facebook doesn't share the deceased' login information with anyone even after Memorializing the Account.This ensures perfect privacy for the Account
- Facebook only receives the request for account memorializing ,processes it and notifies the request via email
(b)Facebook takes it as special requests when verified relatives apply for deletion of the Account (All pictures and posts resulting from the Account are deleted).
Any requests to delete the profile will not be processed if Facebook is unable to satisfactorily verify their relationship to the deceased.
- Facebook accepts the deceased persons' official documentations in case the requestor can not be verified as a relative(death certificate,birth or proof of Authority outlining one as the next of kin or the Deceased person's close associate.
4."If I Die" application
This is one modest way of managing one's account in case of unprecedented demise.The application allows for auto play of a customized text or video message in event of death of the Facebook user.
- This application allows other application users to send private and public message as show of solidarity and to grieve with the family members.
This application has a dedicated You tube channel that schedules the deceased Person's pass out message.
*In so doing,Facebook maximizes the security and privacy of the deceased person's account.No one has access to Login details!!
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