A Message to Our Customers

Re:A Message to Our Customers by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @08:30AM (#11117664)

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.

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by pc86 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @09:45AM (#11118125)

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.

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by Majestic121 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @09:56AM (#11118206)

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.

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by knd775 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:29AM (#11118448)

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

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by asgfoi on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @09:27AM (#11118010)

If facebook doesn't want to delete his account, why don't you unfriend him?

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by visakanv on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:33AM (#11118473)

You can have the account memorialized (and/or removed): https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @09:40AM (#11118086)

Would you?

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