Life - Articles - Facebook’s decision may get more people talking about death

 “While most people think about monetary assets and tangible possessions when writing their Will there are other things, for example, online assets and profiles, that also need to be considered. When a person dies, social media as well as other online services like email and banking will require specific information to deactivate the user's account. By making a record of the accounts you hold and your user details will help with this when the time comes.

 “Facebook has made this easier now by rolling out its "legacy contacts" feature in the UK, allowing users to appoint an "online executor" of their profile to decide what happens to it after they die. Not only is this a welcome feature, but Facebook’s decision may also encourage more people to think about death; less than half of us have a will (43%) and this means most of the population will have no say in how their assets are divided when they die. However, there is no reason for death to be a taboo subject. It should be something we can all talk about, openly and honestly in order to ensure that, when the time does come, all of our end of life wishes are known.”

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