Gorokhova, D.I. The Council of Europe Convention in the sphere of protection of individuals in the sphere of automatic processing of the personal data.

Abstract: This article is written based on the report, which was part of the course on “Security of Entrepreneurial Activities”. It is devoted to the principal issues regarding rights of individuals in the process of automatic processing of personal data. The author evaluates the legislation of the EU and the Russian Federation in this sphere, and she pays attention to one of the key directions in the modern legal practice in the sphere of protection of personal data of physical persons from unlawful use and disclosure.

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