مجلة الباحث للدراسات الأكاديمية
Volume 13, Numéro 1, Pages 83-95
2026-01-10

Legal Protection Of The Right To Privacy In The Digital Era

Authors : Haoues Sabah .

Abstract

Cybercrimes include hacking, spreading computer viruses, financial fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud, and disclosing private information such as emails, videos, photographs, and voice recordings without the victims' consent. These crimes endanger individual privacy and data security. This article examines the legal protection of privacy rights in the digital era, highlighting threats like hacking, identity theft, and data breaches. It explores the relationship between privacy and security, data collection and sharing implications, and existing legal frameworks to protect individuals' privacy rights. The article emphasizes the importance of understanding privacy as a fundamental human right and discusses various international and national laws that protect this right against cyber threats.

Keywords

Right to Privacy ; Privacy and Security ; Cybercrime ; Breaches of Privacy ; Data Protection law