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Comment by jotm | Hacker News Reader

I wonder if there's a way to set up a "I'm dead" message that would post when you're dead. I dunno, maybe have an app check the SSN/NID status to be 100% sure, then post a prerecorded message...

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They can give you a special Deceased account: https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143

From the link you posted:

> Anyone can send private messages to the deceased person

Not sure what Facebook intends by offering this since no one will be able to log in to the account to read them.

I have sent plenty of Facebook messages to dead friends and family. I know that no one reads them, but it makes me feel better.

Sometimes it's nice to have a place to actually send things. It's like writing a letter to someone you never actually intend to send. I think in the case of Facebook, it's probably nice to actually push that "send" button on the message.

Some people are marked dead who aren't really, too.

Unfortunately no one can log into a memorialized page, even with the valid credentials.

It was very difficult to get information off facebook (pictures, etc.) once the page was memorialized after the death of a loved one.

Well, at least someone at the NSA might read it.

a friend of mine died, and his obituary was posted on a blog he collaborated on. His twitter account retweeted his own obituary notice - presumably he had it automated to retweet things from that account that mentioned his name.

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