In r/privacy, Apple Legacy Contact is clarified as post-mortem iCloud access requiring an access key and death certificate, with debate about boundaries versus practical family recovery of photos and documents.
Legacy contacts are people that you allow to access your iCloud data upon your death.
They must submit their access key and your death certificate to Apple before they receive access.
Your mother will only get access after your death and a certificate is provided.
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