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I guess my family will take care of my physical stuff. For the online part, some of it can probably be handled through support (facebook, etc...), and the rest

I guess my family will take care of my physical stuff. For the online part, some of it can probably be handled through support (facebook, etc...), and the rest will stay as is until it is deleted for lack of use. Or never deleted. Both are okay. Leaving a physical trace of my passwords is not only bad practice from security point of view, but quite useless since I know them. Also, my online accounts are useless if I can't use them because I'm dead, so I don't really care if no one can access them anymore. What happens to important things such as banking is already dealt with.

JoeAltmaier 11y ago
I just got a Facebook birthday notification for my cousin, who died three years ago. So, that has some impact on me and others in our extended family. Maybe that's ok, maybe it'll get weirder at some point; but its definitely something to think about.
- asgfoi 11y ago
  If facebook doesn't want to delete his account, why don't you unfriend him?
  - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
    Would you?
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  - visakanv 11y ago
    You can have the account memorialized (and/or removed): https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038 https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038
- pc86 11y ago
  You can have FB set the page as a memorial, and I believe that also gives you the option to disable all those types of notifications.
- Majestic121 11y ago
  That's a very real issue indeed. Sorry for your loss. But I think the right solution here would be for Facebook to have a way of handling deceased people, not giving your password to everyone in case of sudden death.
  - knd775 11y ago
    They do. If someone contacts Facebook and let's them know that a person has died (with some sort of verification), they will memorialize the account. https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143 https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143
nly 11y ago
Watch this https://archive.org/details/Online_No_One_Knows_Youre_Dead https://archive.org/details/Online_No_One_Knows_Youre_Dead

JoeAltmaier 11y ago

I just got a Facebook birthday notification for my cousin, who died three years ago. So, that has some impact on me and others in our extended family. Maybe that's ok, maybe it'll get weirder at some point; but its definitely something to think about.

asgfoi 11y ago
If facebook doesn't want to delete his account, why don't you unfriend him?
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  Would you?
  - deleted 11y ago
    [deleted]
- visakanv 11y ago
  You can have the account memorialized (and/or removed): https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038 https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038
pc86 11y ago
You can have FB set the page as a memorial, and I believe that also gives you the option to disable all those types of notifications.
Majestic121 11y ago
That's a very real issue indeed. Sorry for your loss. But I think the right solution here would be for Facebook to have a way of handling deceased people, not giving your password to everyone in case of sudden death.
- knd775 11y ago
  They do. If someone contacts Facebook and let's them know that a person has died (with some sort of verification), they will memorialize the account. https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143 https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143

nly 11y ago

Watch this https://archive.org/details/Online_No_One_Knows_Youre_Dead https://archive.org/details/Online_No_One_Knows_Youre_Dead