Sometimes I ask questions that I want an answer to. In the case of social media and estate planning, I find it really intriguing the questions that can be raised and how many of them will have no answers. Social networks are so new that we will be making new laws as we get more and more into this new form of interaction.
Well, I did research our question posed yesterday regarding Facebook. What happens when you die? Per Facebook's policy for deceased users, they memorialize the deceased person's account. This removes certain more sensitive information and sets privacy so that only confirmed friends can see the profile or find the person in search. The Wall remains so that friends and family can leave posts in remembrance.
Now that sounds all well and good but what if your family or friends want to remove your information. Should they not have the right? Who is in a better position to decide, Facebook or the family? In my legal opinion it would be the executor or administrator of the estate who should make that call. They are the ones in charge once you die. You can even make that call more directly by providing for your social media activity in your Will. What do you want to happen, now that I have you thinking about it? It's your call!
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Well, I did research our question posed yesterday regarding Facebook. What happens when you die? Per Facebook's policy for deceased users, they memorialize the deceased person's account. This removes certain more sensitive information and sets privacy so that only confirmed friends can see the profile or find the person in search. The Wall remains so that friends and family can leave posts in remembrance.
Now that sounds all well and good but what if your family or friends want to remove your information. Should they not have the right? Who is in a better position to decide, Facebook or the family? In my legal opinion it would be the executor or administrator of the estate who should make that call. They are the ones in charge once you die. You can even make that call more directly by providing for your social media activity in your Will. What do you want to happen, now that I have you thinking about it? It's your call!
Leave your comments here or contact us at http://www.ythlaw.com/
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