Facebook - what happens to your account when you die?

 Using technology requires responsibility on our part to regularly check the settings on the accounts we use, particularly in the area of security and privacy settings.  But, have you ever thought about what happens to those accounts when you die?

Facebook allows you to choose what will happen with your account upon your death:  Do  you want the account deleted or do you want someone to monitor and post in it? 

To access those settings on a desktop or laptop computer:

1. Go to  your account on Facebook.com
2. Click on the downward arrow in the upper right-hand corner of the Facebook page.
3. Select Settings & Privacy.
4. Settings
5. Memorialization Settings
6. Edit

To access those settings on a mobile device or phone:

1. Open the Facebook app
2. Tap on Menu (usually indicated by 3 short lines), scroll down and tap on Settings & Privacy
3. Tap on Settings
4. Personal Information
5. Memorialization Settings

If you want to read more about Memorialization Settings, you can click here.

From the Facebook Memorialization page:

Hope you all have a terrific Tech Tuesday in spite of the wintry weather conditions you may be experiencing!  Maybe use the time indoors to review not only Memorialization Settings on Facebook but also some of the other Privacy settings?

Track your Advance Ballot now

Have you requested an Advance Ballot this year?  Do you remember if you requested one?  Has the Election Office recorded it as being received?

If you live in Kansas, these are all questions you can answer by using this website and entering your identifying information:  https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView

Most states have an equivalent site and here are a few for those of you I know who live in other states:
Maryland: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch
Iowa: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/absentee/search 
Missouri: Missouri does not have ballot tracking available.
Illinois:  It appears Illinois does not have ballot tracking available, but you might check with your county.

If you live in a different state, simply do a Google search for "track ballot in (name of state)"

Don't wait until Election Day to check on the status of your ballot. 

Do you know where the Ballot Drop Box is located near you?   Use Google Maps and do a search for "Ballot drop box near me" on your phone or mobile device.

One last thing about the election that I had not thought about until I read a friend's posting on Facebook yesterday: 
"One reason to vote early—if you were thinking about waiting until Election Day— is that there is a possibility you may be in quarantine on Election Day and then unable to vote. I hadn’t considered that potential in our Covid World."

After 7 months, now is not the time to be lax.  Please follow the suggested guidelines both for you and others. As the weather turns cooler and COVID cases seem to be on the increase once again, be wise. 

Jeline