What happens to your FamilySearch Memories when the contributor dies?

 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-happens-to-memories-submitted-by-a-deceased-user#:~:text=Memories%20contributed%20to%20FamilySearch%20remain,they%20may%20be%20easily%20found

This new article was posted recently and answers questions about a person's FamilySearch Family Tree contributions but leaves some questions unanswered. 

First and foremost, dead people do not have privacy rights except in some very limited circumstances involving famous people. Here is a quote about this issue from Wikipedia: Post-mortem privacy. 

Post-mortem privacy is a person's ability to control the dissemination of personal information after death. An individual's reputation and dignity after death is also subject to post-mortem privacy protections. In the US, no federal laws specifically extend post-mortem privacy protection. At the state level, privacy laws pertaining to the deceased vary significantly, but in general do not extend any clear rights of privacy beyond property rights. The relative lack of acknowledgment of post-mortem privacy rights has sparked controversy, as rapid technological advancements have resulted in increased amounts of personal information stored and shared online. 

 There are a lot of misunderstandings and inaccurate information and beliefs about this area of the FamilySearch.org website. I suggest a careful examination of exactly what the above article says and what it does not say. I am not going to try and interpret what it means, you can do that for yourself, but it you have any questions. I am available, as usual, through the BYU Family History Library Virtual Help Desk. Here is the link to the Virtual Help Desk Page and the hours it is open. https://fh.lib.byu.edu/live-virtual-missionary-help/ You can ask the missionary at the desk to contact me and talk to me directly on a Zoom meeting or make an appointment to talk.