Worth noting also that, before one needs to turn to the recitals, "natural person" is probably most accurately construed as a living person, as opposed to how a "legal person" would be construed.
Jon Baines,
Chair,
nadpo.co.uk
> On 5 Oct 2017, at 13:25, Peter Dinsdale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> See Recital 27: "This Regulation does not apply to the personal data of deceased persons".
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>
> Peter Dinsdale
> Information Security Officer (Compliance)
> Tel: 0191 208 6950
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matthew Page
> Sent: 05 October 2017 13:22
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> Subject: [data-protection] Definition of Personal Data to include deceased persons?
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> Just been looking again at GDPR. Obviously they have changed the definition of personal data a little bit, but what had escaped me before today is that whereas the DPA used the phrase "living persons" this is now absent in the GDPR.
>
> Does this means that data about deceased persons will now be classed as personal data as well?
>
> Or have I misunderstood?
>
> Matt
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