No matter how hard our denial mechanism works, the truth is that one day we're going to kick the bucket. Some social networks and online platforms already offer options for managing our digital profiles after death, but now Opera has joined the fray, having just announced a new feature for its GX browser called Redime mi alma (Redeem my soul). In essence, what it does is generate a fake but pleasant history of our sessions, and we can also use it immediately to overwrite and contaminate the current history.
Why deny it? Sometimes the web takes us to search for truly indescribable things that must never leave the private sphere. But modern browsers love to record "everything" we do, whether for convenience or to feed the Big Data that wants to sell us something new.
The problem is that all that material stays saved after our death. In the case of social networks, Facebook offers the possibility of turning an account into a memorial or deleting it completely, and now Opera joins in with its GX browser and the Redime mi alma function. The overall tone of the official presentation is quite comedic, but what exactly does Redime mi alma do?
Redime mi alma: The fake history for dead Opera GX users
As a "starting gift" (their words, not mine), users of Opera GX who activate the Redime mi alma function will receive a completely invented history after 14 days of inactivity. Some of those artificial entries point in the direction of "free online courses for personal development", "local volunteer opportunities", "how to build a birdhouse", or "how to foster the desire to vote in my community". Now, if users decide not to wait for the end of their natural existence, Opera GX includes a command called "Pretend I'm already dead", and the history replacement will begin immediately.
Needless to say, Redime mi alma only works if we accept Opera GX as our main browser and concentrate all our activity on it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the feature reaches Opera One in the near future.
Official announcement: Click here
