Practice question
A data subject dies. A lawful heir seeks to invoke the deceased's applicable Section 16 rights in the capacity of heir. Is death alone a statutory bar?
- Yes, every privacy right always expires immediately at death
- Yes, unless the controller privately agrees otherwise
- No; Section 17 permits lawful heirs and assigns to invoke the specified rights after death
- Yes, because only a corporation can inherit rights
- No; because any stranger automatically becomes the data subject
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 10173, Data Privacy Act of 2012: https://privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act/; Section 17.
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