[kictanet] What should happen to personal data when someone dies?

[Alex Comninos]

An excellent question Grace

I believe that privacy is a human right, like the right to dignity. One does not lose this right after death. I think that ones rights under data protection, should be in principle, the same after death.
 
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> On 12 Sep 2018, at 10:25, Grace Bomu via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Listers, 
> As we continue to discuss the data protection bill, an issue that has come up and is not captured in the proposed laws is the issue of legacy. 
> For example, a viral clipping in social media has a newspaper report stating that a woman who was recently murdered was HIV positive. Normally, HIV status is sensitive personal information that would not be disclosed. 
> Which begs the question, what should happen to personal data on the death of a person? Should we treat data as property that is transferred during succession or should anyone with a legitimate interest be able to access it? Should data processors/controllers have to delete such data? 
> 
> Is this something that should be addressed in the proposed law or should we wait for judicial interpretation?
> 
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