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Experts Demand Posthumous Data Privacy Rights Amid AI Advances

8/10/2025

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As AI technology advances, legal experts Lilian Edwards and Victoria Haneman are calling for posthumous data privacy rights. They argue that families should have the power to erase personal data of deceased loved ones to prevent unwanted digital resurrections. Current laws, such as GDPR, fall short in protecting the deceased, igniting ethical concerns in the realm of AI and data use.

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As AI technology advances, legal experts Lilian Edwards and Victoria Haneman are calling for posthumous data privacy rights. They argue that families should have the power to erase personal data of deceased loved ones to prevent unwanted digital resurrections. Current laws, such as GDPR, fall short in protecting the deceased, igniting ethical concerns in the realm of AI and data use.