Privacy laws in general grant specific rights to people; and legally corpses aren't people and don't have the same rights. There tend to be some limitations for

Privacy laws in general grant specific rights to people; and legally corpses aren't people and don't have the same rights. There tend to be some limitations for information about the deceased which are generally framed from the perspective of protecting the rights of their living relatives; e.g. false accusations that your deceased spouse did something horrific can be interpreted as an unjust attack on your reputation and could be grounds for you to sue.