Headstones in cemeteries and the GDPR regulations

[Zaphod99]

I've put this in the lighter side section which should be a clue.

For a child who has died, parents sometimes list the names of surviving siblings. Those siblings are living minors, so publishing their full names in an online grave index or even in a cemetery could bring GDPR into play.

SECONDLY WHILE THE STONE IN ITSELF IN A CEMETERY IS PUBLIC TO ANYONE WALKING BY, ANY SCANNING, INDEXING AND PUBLISHING GRAVE DATA ONLINE, IF IT INCLUDES THE NAMES OF LIVING FAMILY COULD BREACH UK GDPR REGULATIONS.   Sorry, caps off.

Zaph

[Tin man]

Don't know where you've seen that Zaph, the only names on headstones I've ever seen are for dead people. I wonder what the Findagrave website would say about this?

[Zaphod99]

Tinman, lots of headstones have the names of people left behind.  You see things like "Dearly departed John Smith, grandfather to Mary and John, father of Richard", etc.

Zaph

[Tin man]

Oh yes, I see what you mean.
If the gravestone is in the public domain then surely GDPR regulations wouldn't apply. Those still living must have given their permission for their names to be added to the gravestone. 

[Andy J2022]

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[GrahamSimons]

Oh yes, I see what you mean.
If the gravestone is in the public domain then surely GDPR regulations wouldn't apply. Those still living must have given their permission for their names to be added to the gravestone. 

Agreed.  If the info is "out there" then it's public. And there is no Data Controller either. I'm afraid an awful lot of GDPR "issues" are just scare stories.

[Zaphod99]

I doubt that the extended family, especially young children, were consulted, about the wording on a departed relative's headstone.

Oh yes, I see what you mean.
If the gravestone is in the public domain then surely GDPR regulations wouldn't apply. Those still living must have given their permission for their names to be added to the gravestone. 

[Tin man]

Just found this about GDPR covered previously:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=805886.msg6646832#msg6646832

[Zaphod99]

Tin, that was interesting, but I'm surprised that nobody has made further contributions since January 2019. Surely there have been various court rulings and challenges since that date?

Zaph