Twitter now has a digital death and dying policy. Twitter will now provide archived tweets when someone dies. This a step forward.The question of twitter’s policy has come up when helping folks with their funeral arrangements.
Snippet Of New Twitter Policy On Digital Dying.
“If we are notified that a Twitter user has passed away, we can remove their account or assist family members in saving a backup of their public Tweets.
Please contact us with the following information:
Your full name, contact information (including email address), and your relationship to the deceased user.
The username of the Twitter account, or a link to the profile page of the Twitter account.
A link to a public obituary or news article.”
You can contact us at privacy@twitter.com, or by mail or fax:
211 Graves have been mishandled at Arlington National Cemetery according to the Department Of the Army. This is a significant blow to the Obama Administration. If the government cannot handle the burying of War Hero’s properly, how are they going to handle the Health Care of the American People?
Snippet from CNN.COM
“Potentially hundreds of American veterans and their family members who were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery were misidentified or mislocated, including troops from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new Army investigation.
The investigation culminated in a change in leadership at the historic cemetery that has been home to U.S. veterans since 1864.
“I deeply apologize to the families of the honored fallen resting in that hallowed ground, who may now question the care afforded to their loved ones,” Secretary of the Army” -via www.cnn.com
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WITH FACE BOOK, When a loved one dies ONE will Need to make a decision about their account. Facebook does provide service where a limited Facebook Memorial stays in place for about a month. In order to do anything with Facebook in the event of someones death you must begin with the deceased’s Login Information.
After Obtaining the login information there is a decision that must be made. Do You Want to do a Facebook Memorial. OR Do you just want to close Your Loved Ones account?(Simply delete the account to close the loved ones account.) Proceed this way if you want a Facebook memorial.
This is what you get with the Memorial:
“When Facebook learns of a death, it immediately removes the deceased’s:
1.contact information,
2.membership in online groups,
3. “personal information ” {favorites- books, movies, quotations, etc). and that is only bringing your loved one to the Facebook funeral home.) It is a no cost removal- a hearse or a van is not used!}
4. What happens next for about a month, the user’s Wall, photographs, and basic info( the hometown, the birthdate, the religion) stay.( a funeral that lasts a month, i have never seen that!). MEMORIALS ARE THEM POSTED ON THE USERS WALL
I’d like to report a deceased user or an account that needs to be memorialized. Pleasereport this information here that we can memorialize this person’s account. Memorializing the account removes certain more sensitive information like status updates and restricts profile access to confirmed friends only. Please note that in order to protect the privacy of the deceased user, we cannot provide login information for the account to anyone. We do honor requests from close family members to close the account completely.
CLICK report this information here, put in the personal information, submit and YOUR FACEBOOK MEMORIAL SHOULD BE READY SHORTLY!
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