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Short Tutorial/FAQ
Short Tutorial/FAQ
Question: I recently updated my will to distribute my assets the way I want. That got me thinking about my online assets, like my Facebook account. What can I expect to happen to it when I pass away?
Answer: You're smart to be thinking ahead about your online assets. Here's how it works with your Facebook account when you pass away:
You can choose to appoint a legacy contact, which is a person you trust who will look after your account if it's memorialized. A memorialized account is a place for friends and family to continue to share memories of you after you've died.
If you don't choose a legacy contact, your account will still be memorialized when requested by close family or friends, but no one will be able to log in, accept friend requests, change the profile photo, etc. To manage your legacy contact, follow these steps:
Answer: You're smart to be thinking ahead about your online assets. Here's how it works with your Facebook account when you pass away:
You can choose to appoint a legacy contact, which is a person you trust who will look after your account if it's memorialized. A memorialized account is a place for friends and family to continue to share memories of you after you've died.
If you don't choose a legacy contact, your account will still be memorialized when requested by close family or friends, but no one will be able to log in, accept friend requests, change the profile photo, etc. To manage your legacy contact, follow these steps:
- In the top-right corner of your home page, click the down-arrow and select Settings > Manage Account.
- Type in your friend's name and select Add.
- To let this friend know you've appointed them as your legacy contact, select Send.
- In the top-right corner of your home page, click the down-arrow and select Settings > Manage Account.
- Select Request Account Deletion and follow the instructions from there.
Sites of the Month
Sites of the Month
 Dig Into Gardening Tipsgardendesign.com – If you're a gardener, no doubt you're already preparing for this year's planting season. Get even more inspiration and celebrate National Garden Month in April with this helpful site. Check out others' garden photos, learn about garden trends, or get advice for solving your worst gardening problems. |
 Hoax Slayerhoax-slayer.net – Does Facebook really only show posts from 25 of your friends? Can a warm glass of milk really help you sleep? Is Dunkin Donuts really giving everyone a free box of donuts? Visit this site to find out the answers and learn the truth about other rumors, scams, and hoaxes. |
 Google For Kidskiddle.co – Concerned about inappropriate content and don't want your kids or grandkids browsing around Google? There's an alternative search engine for kids, and it's called Kiddle. It's a Google-like search engine that only returns results appropriate for kids so they can explore more safely online. |
 Spring Cleaning Tipsgoodhousekeeping.com – Good Housekeeping presents 33 easy cleaning tips that will help make your home sparkle for spring. Get ideas for areas you might not have considered such as doormats, grocery bags, cutting boards, and makeup brushes, plus reminders about the regular spots like windows, countertops, oven, and furniture. |
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Stay Alert
Stay Alert
Scammers know how hard it is to say no to people you love, and they take advantage of that fact to trick people into giving them money.
Here's how it works: The scammer uses a fake identity to pose as an online love interest, a practice known as catfishing. The "relationship" progresses, and at some point the scammer manufactures an "emergency" such as a medical expense and asks for money to help pay for it. Or, if you request to meet, the scammer asks for money to cover travel expenses.
The New York Times reports this phenomenon cost Americans $143 billion in 2018 — a number significantly higher than the $50 million reported just three years prior — and people between the ages of 40 and 69 experience these scams at the highest rate. The interactions often happen on dating sites such as Match, Tinder, and OkCupid, but can also occur on Facebook, other social media sites, and in online games.
Dating sites are starting to use algorithms that detect catfishers. In the meantime, here's how to protect your heart — and your wallet:
- Take concerns of family and friends seriously.
- Never send money, gift cards, or other forms of payment to someone you haven't met in person.
- Never send anything upon initial request. Ask questions about the nature of the person's "emergency" and look for inconsistent answers.
- Before getting too serious with a potential romantic partner, check out their contact information to make sure it corresponds with a real person.
- You can also use a reverse image search of photos to confirm that the photo shows up attached to the same name elsewhere online.
