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Paper examines postmortem privacy politics across global divides

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A new paper explores the complexities and political dimensions of postmortem privacy, examining how different regions approach the protection of deceased individuals' digital information. It highlights tensions between European and American perspectives, internal disagreements within European data protection governance, and the often-overlooked considerations in postcolonial and post-authoritarian contexts of the Global South. The research suggests that postmortem privacy is shaped by societal negotiations of memory and dignity, influencing how data of the deceased is governed. AI

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Paper examines postmortem privacy politics across global divides

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Mauricio Figueroa ·

    The politics of postmortem privacy

    arXiv:2608.16905v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: While the existence of postmortem privacy is increasingly acknowledged (such as the protection of the presence of deceased within digital spaces), far less attention has been paid to its internal instability: its scope (the extent…

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