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Facebook is the world's biggest social network today. "Everyone's on Facebook" is not that far from the truth.
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As part of a huge online community, there are some things that are inevitable, such as death. This raises fresh questions on what happens to your data after you pass on.
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In early 2014, a father had to post a video, pleading Facebook to allow him to see his dead son's "Look Back" video
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For another, a death of a friend resurfaced when she stumbled on her old messages on chat
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Previously, if a user passes away, their Facebook account could either be "memorialised" or be petitioned to be taken down
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This wasn't good enough for a lot of people, who wanted some form of control over a deceased person's account
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Today, Facebook announced its newest feature: it allows users to decide what happens to their account once they pass on. Their account could be permanently deleted or designated to a 'legacy contact' to have some control over their account.
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