<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Good question Grace. I propose–</font><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Data protection should not die with the person. This does not mean that the data subjects rights should be transferred to executors or administrators. <br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">1. Some rights should be attached to the person. e.g. access and consent . This right should die with the person. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">2. Retention of data should be subject to the Limitation of Actions Act to allow executors and administrators to bring any law suits for which that data could be used as evidence. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I am uncomfortable with dealing with data as inheritable property generally. Using the example of land- once land is transferred to heirs, they own it- they could do anything with it. Including lease it out to your sworn enemies. Imagine what they could do with your entire digital footprint. Right to privacy goes hand in hand with the right to dignity. The question should be- how do we preserve the legacy of this person as they left it? </font></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 19 Sep 2018, at 06:21, Thomas Kaberi via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" class="">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Thanks Grace for bringing this up. <div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I think we can borrow from the financial laws as to how to handle the rights of accessories and handling of data as personal property. </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">However we have to consider the following:</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">That data is not a drainable asset.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">That currency is a key value aspect of data and thus immediate access may be of interest to some parties. E.g. health practitioners, </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Given the interconnectedness value of data, preservation and exposure of the same may have impact in other parties I. E. Close relations.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 12, 2018 11:58 PM, "Grace Bomu via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" class="">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Listers,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">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?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Is this something that should be addressed in the proposed law or should we wait for judicial interpretation?<br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="all" class=""></div><br class="">--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="m_-8476762248640829772gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Grace Mutung'u<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Skype: gracebomu<br class="">@Bomu<br class=""><span style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">kictanet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br class=""><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br class="">Twitter:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br class="">Facebook:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br class="">Domain Registration sponsored by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">www.eacdirectory.co.ke</a><br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe or change your options at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/thomaskaberi%40gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/thomaskaberi%40gmail.com</a><br class=""><br class="">The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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