Facebook today announced a change in its policy towards the accounts of deceased users. It will now allow a user to designate a "legacy contact" to manage the account of a deceased user. Previously, Facebook froze the account of a deceased user which left the account in a state of virtual purgatory.
What you need to know:
1. To designate a legacy contact, go to Settings, choose Security, and then Legacy Contact at the bottom of the page.
2. Stupidly, you may not designate a contingent legacy contact so do not choose someone you travel with frequently or who might kill you in a murder-suicide.
3. Legacy contacts may not alter what you have previously posted. If something is embarrassing while alive it will remain embarrassing post mortem.
4. This might all be for nothing anyway. How fun will Facebook be if one cannot post a picture of himself with the most hated man in Kentucky?
