Main threats to human rights and freedoms in the context of digitalization

Abstract

The development of technologies and the Internet has transformed the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens. New rights have emerged, such as the right to access the Internet, the right to be forgotten, the right to privacy, etc., so there is a need to consider a new category of rights and freedoms of citizens in the digital environment. The main objective of the study is to define and classify human rights and freedoms in the digital environment and highlight the main threats to human rights in the context of digitalization. Research methods are based on the analysis of a limited number of studies selected according to special parameters and considered comprehensively. Based on the study results, human rights in the digital environment are identified and classified. It is concluded that given the danger of digitization of personal documents, it is necessary to preserve paper documents and recognize the document on paper as the original. To protect the rights and freedoms of citizens in the context of digitalization, it is advisable to introduce a ban on the creation and use of social rating systems that pose a threat to the exercise of the rights and freedoms of citizens. It is also necessary to prohibit the use of personal data identification systems based on indirect signs that are contained in big data about users, which will prevent the calculation of personal data.