პერსონალური მონაცემების დაცვა ინტერეტ სივრცეში

In the wake of the development of digital technologies, the use of the Internet is becoming more and more relevant. The 21st century is considered to be the century of the Internet and technologies. The Internet has become a vital and driving force for society. That is why we must remember that each our actions in the internet space leavses a certain trace and is recorded somewhere. Collecting and processing data on people and their behavior is becoming more and more important challenge every day.
The world society communicates on the Internet every day, they pay taxes, keep records, etc. All these activities in themselves require the sharing of personal data. The development of the Internet and the technological progress are one of the reasons that led to the need to protect personal data. As for the protection of personal data, it has created many problems and, consequently, it became necessary to bring it into the legal framework and regulate it.
The present thesis reviews the current/contemporary challenges and problems of personal data protection, harewith, introduces the precedent cases and court decisions related to this issue.
The present research also reviews the EU’s practices regarding the protection of personal data and its regulations, namely: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Convention on the Proteciton of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and the EU aspiration to better protect people’s personal information on the Internet, as well.
The aim of the present thesis is to study the situation in other contries in terms of personal data protection, draw a parallel with Georgia and assess whether it will be possible to
implement similar approaches in Georgia, also to explore the problems and show the readers what kind of dangers may result from their actions on the Internet.
The present work is independently performed by me. The part of the paper that is not my personal opinion / conclusion, according to the standards of academic writing, has the relevant footnotes. These details make the paper free from plagiarism.