Legal regulation of protection personal data in a special period

Issue: № 6, 2024

Doi: https://doi.org/10.37634/efp.2024.6.15

The paper reveals the role and problems of determining the peculiarities of solving the problems of legal regulation of personal data protection in a special period as one of the conditions for the development of a modern democratic society. A detailed study of this issue was conducted, aspects of the regulatory environment and levels of personal data protection in such complex conditions were considered. Acceleration of the scale and intensity of collection and use of personal data by state bodies and economic entities to achieve the goals of their activities, as well as the expansion of opportunities and strengthening of incentives for unauthorized access to personal data and their abuse, causes the need for the state to use the most effective means and methods guarantee the right of individuals to protect their personal data. In a special period, the protection of personal data should be a priority task for the state, legal entities and individuals. Not only the information security of the state and its citizens depends on this, but also their rights and freedoms. The basic legal act regulating the protection of personal data in our country is the Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data", which aims to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine against improper use of their personal data. The law establishes rules for the collection, storage, processing and transfer of personal data, as well as responsibility for their improper use. In today's special conditions in Ukraine, a significant number of changes and innovations have been made to the current legislation in the field of personal data protection, a significant part of which restricts the activities of citizens. Only some of them are progressive measures aimed at the future, while others act only as a means of correcting modern uncoordinated norms and unresolved problems, which in the future may significantly hinder the building of a democratic and legal state in Ukraine, because, as historical experience shows, in special periods it is quite easy to introduce certain restrictions, but it is quite difficult to remove them afterwards. Special attention was paid to the need to develop and implement specialized legal acts that would regulate the protection of personal data in such emergency situations.

Keywords : personal data, legal regulation, contract, information law, information, security, constitutional rights, rights and obligations, Human Rights, responsibility

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