Personal Data Processing within a Smart Cemetery

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Starting from the characteristics that an intelligent cemetery should have, this article aims to highlight possible personal data processing within it. The article presents the challenges faced by smart cemeteries starting from examples of data handling inherent to the functioning of a classic cemetery, to then analyze processing hypotheses that may intervene precisely as a result of the technological input in the administration of cemeteries. Last but not least, the relationship between the processing of personal data, on the one hand, and the respect due to the memory of the deceased, on the other, is of interest for the functioning of a smart cemetery. Although the cemeteries are rather spared by technology, it is already obvious that they are not completely immune to it. Any introduction of modern technologies in these spaces must be carefully considered. Personal data processing should contribute not only to the good administration of the cemetery but also to the respect owed to the memory of those who have passed away while also protecting the privacy of the living ones.