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Facebook at vanguard of digital inheritance

2/25/2015

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Facebook users (of which this firm is not one) have long since realized that their accounts are digital journals of their lives. These records are valuable, not only to users, but to their posterity. 

Responding to the needs of its consumers, Facebook now allows users to name a "legacy" contact who may use the deceased's page for certain purposes. Notably, this FB "executor" may not continue to make new posts. He can, however,
  • Respond to friend requests (presumably with information about the death), 
  • Archive photos and posts, and
  • Make one, final post.

The new user may not, however, access private messages sent to the deceased. 

This law firm has encouraged its clients to name a "digital executor" and to make online passwords and account information an essential part of their estate plan. 

Sources:
ABA Journal
USA Today
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