Privacidad post mortem en India: un análisis
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https://doi.org/10.18041/0124-0102/a.46.13738Palabras clave:
privacidad post-mortem, persona fallecida, información médica, privacidad, Regulaciones de Ética Médica, protección de datosResumen
La privacidad póstuma se refiere a la protección de la información personal, que incluye la información médica de la persona fallecida. Este trabajo de investigación analiza diversos aspectos de cómo se protegen, dentro del marco jurídico, los derechos de privacidad de las personas fallecidas, particularmente en la India. El estudio examina múltiples leyes vigentes en la India, así como en otros países como la Unión Europea, Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, sobre cómo debe preservarse la privacidad de una persona fallecida. Tras realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema, se concluye que el marco legal relativo a la privacidad de las personas fallecidas se encuentra en una etapa incipiente y que algunos países han intentado mantener la confidencialidad de la información médica de los fallecidos durante un período determinado. Sin embargo, existe la necesidad de un marco integral para abordar las cuestiones pertinentes en un contexto donde la tecnología avanza rápidamente en la India, y en el que han surgido controversias y casos de filtración de datos en los que se han vulnerado los datos de miles de personas, sin que exista una ley que proteja la información de los difuntos. En conclusión, es urgente establecer un mecanismo sólido que garantice los derechos de privacidad y asegure que la protección de la información se extienda a las personas fallecidas.
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