Scientific Journal of Law and Modern Studies

Scientific Journal of Law and Modern Studies

Protecting personal data; The right of citizens, the duty of governments

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Narges Nakhjavani
Doctorate in public law, Faculty of Law, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran. (Corresponding Author)
Abstract
having the widespread use of virtual facilities and the provision of access to people's personal information and data, on the one hand, these data have become a valuable commodity for economic enterprises and governments, which provides them with the possibility of economic or security exploitation in various ways, and on the other hand, It has provided the basis for the invasion of people's privacy, for the simple reason that people may not be aware of the collection of this information about themselves or do not know the reason for the collection of information. The nature of application software in the continuous collection of user data and unannounced uses of this data, along with the need to protect privacy, has made government intervention and regulation in this area inevitable in order to protect the rights of citizens. The present article aims to examine the status of international regulations in this field and the approach of the domestic legal system, considering the protection of this data as a citizen's right and the duty of governments.
Keywords
Privacy
personal data
general data protection regulations
protection of personal data
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  • Receive Date 10 January 2023
  • Accept Date 09 February 2023