Transformation of the right to privacy in the context of the development of digital technologies

Abstract

The article examines the transformation of the right to privacy in the context of globalization of the Internet space and the rapid development of digital technologies. The emergence of a new concept of digital rights led to the search for an optimal model of individual autonomy, resulting in the right to data protection, most clearly articulated in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It is shown that the declaration of the right to data protection is associated with at least the following factors: 1) communication with the ability to control information about themselves; 2) the evolution of the right to inviolability of private life, the changing in the development of various technologies, pushing the boundaries of the law, or changing approaches to its protection; 3) the emergence of new values and informational self – determination (autonomy of information); 4) the circulation of information flows in accordance with the technological processing rules affecting the contents of the specific powers of each citizen in the digital space. The author also highlightsа the trend of Internet sovereignty driven by security requirements, as exemplified by the "Golden Shield" built in the People's Republic of China.