I am not sure who would possess ownership if the correspondence was posted
after death but if the contents meet the necessary criteria (possess a
quality of confidence about it, i.e. secret or confidential, not trivia or
information in the public domain) then it could still be covered by a
common law duty of confidence (which can persist after death) or Article 8
of the Human Rights Act (case law has established that this can also
persist after death).
Many Thanks
David Wilson
Data Protection Officer
01305 225175
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