Software : Grieving man's plea spurs Facebook to change policies on deceased users |
| Grieving man's plea spurs Facebook to change policies on deceased users Posted:  Facebook is where many people document the minutiae of everyday life, but what happens to a person's profile when he or she dies? That's a question that's been asked many times before, but now it looks like Facebook may finally have a solution. Previously Facebook would lock the accounts of users who passed so that only people who were friends with that person could see their profiles, but now profiles will simply remain as they are, honoring the deceased person's existing privacy settings. "We are respecting the choices a person made in life while giving their extended community of family and friends ongoing visibility to the same content they could always see," Facebook's Chris Price and Alex DiSclafani wrote in an announcement. Looking backIn addition, Facebook will now allow family members to view lost loved ones' "Look Back" videos -recently introduced custom montages that broadly document users' lives since they began using the site. This move was spurred by the pleas of one grieving father, John Berlin, who created a video in early February asking Facebook to let him see his late son's Look Back. More than a week after posting the video, Berlin commented on YouTube that Facebook had sent him the video. Upon learning today's news, he wrote, "Facebook did it. They made the change, thx to everyone for your support in making my request heard." You can contact Facebook directly to request a Look Back video for other memorialized accounts. "Over the past several months, we've been thinking about and working on better ways for people to remember loved ones," Price and DiSclafani wrote. "As we continue to think through each aspect of memorialization, we ask ourselves questions that have no easy answers: How might people feel? Are we honoring the wishes and legacy of the person who passed away? Are we serving people who are grieving the loss of a loved one as best we can?" They continued, "We will have more to share in the coming months as we continue to think through how best to help people decide how they want to be remembered and what they want to leave behind for loved ones." |
| Updated: Nokia's Here Maps app has set a nav point for every Windows 8.1 device Posted:  Update: Nokia has confirmed that Here Maps will hit Windows 8.1 devices in the Asia-Pacific region following its wide release in Europe and North America, though there's still no specific timeline. Original story … Nokia's Here Maps app will soon become available as a free download on every Windows 8.1 device, including tablets, laptops and desktops in both Pro and RT configurations. The Here app for Windows 8.1 has so far been exclusive to Nokia's Lumia 2520, but it will become available as a free download in the Windows Store app marketplace "in the coming days," says a post on Nokia's Here blog. The app will roll out beginning in North America and Europe, presumably continuing in other, undisclosed countries later. Here Maps is already widely available on Windows Phone 8 smartphones, where it serves the same purpose that Google Maps does on iOS and Android: being the "all-in-one mapping solution," as Nokia puts it. Faster maps and moreNokia promises improvements in this newly updated version of the Here Maps app for Windows 8.1. City pages will load as much as four times faster, among other improvements to overall speed, the company said. Being that it's soon to become available for desktop and laptop users, they've also added mouse and keyboard controls. The app's satellite image resolution has been increased as well, making satellite view easier to read even as you zoom in. And Here Maps keeps a record of your searches and routes. We've asked Nokia to clarify where and when the Here Maps app will launch outside the US and Europe, and we'll update this article when we hear back. |
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