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.