LEGAL REGULATION OF INFORMATION SECURITY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES (BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY SOURCES)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52026/2788-5291_2021_66_3_74Keywords:
information security, foreign experience, domestic legislation, the right to information, freedom of information, access to information, information resources, information technology, e-government, confidentiality, personal data, criminal liabilityAbstract
This article reveals topical issues of constitutional and legal support of information security in foreign countries. In modern conditions of globalization and the development of information technologies, threats to information security are directed against the national security of the state, the general interests of society, including human rights and freedoms. Threats are global and transnational in nature, emerging in various directions and forms.
The current state of security in the information sphere, the current circumstances of the socio-political as well as the socio-financial formation of the state cause exacerbation of contradictions among the needs of the community to expand the unhindered exchange of data, as well as the need to maintain separate restrictions on its expansion. Many countries have yet to enact freedom of information legislation in line with international standards. There are a number of countries where freedom of information laws have departed from previous progress, including legislative changes.
Another innovation of the modern era is that in many countries close attention is paid to the protection of personal data and information rights of citizens. As a result of the progress made in the field of information technology, the global communication network has developed over the past decades, crossing national boundaries, having a serious impact on the morality and worldview of people