Lawmakers have tried to keep pace with the ever-increasing presence of social media in our lives and business relationships by enacting new laws and regulations, but it’s not always easy to keep up with technology.
Familiarity with the privacy of individuals and how to protect it, in this time due to the expansion of Internet communication has become one of the most important issues before us. Nowadays, extensive virtual communication can easily threat and disorder this personal space.
In fact, the cyberspace platform provides the possibility of exchanging information and seeking monopoly in the provision of cyber data, and this in itself provides the ground for challenges to violating the privacy of individuals in cyberspace.
In different cultures and societies, the right to privacy is always valued and respected. It can be said that this right is closely related to the dignity, honor and reputation of individuals in society. The human dignity of every person is his most valuable asset, this valuable credit and asset is more exposed to real and virtual threats and dangers today than ever before.
The right to privacy has been defined differently by jurists, experts and researchers and it seems that the most acceptable definition from a legal point of view is: “the right to have a framework without interference and inviolability with Legal protections.” In summary, this right is a social border for you to allow anyone to enter as much as you want.
According to this definition, although the right to privacy is one of the rights mentioned in the laws of many countries, but in each of these legal systems and different cultures, the aspects and territory of the Right to Privacy would be different. Although the examples of this fundamental right vary from country to country or culture to culture, but its nature and the principle of respect for this right is one of the basic human rights.
Privacy has three elements, which are:
- being private
- being secretive
- Immunity from the supervision and interference of others.
- Finally, being within the framework of the law, which is considered very important.
In addition to the three elements mentioned above, this fundamental right has various dimensions, which are:
- Individual privacy: the physical privacy of individuals
- Privacy of individual behavior: religious, political and sexual activities
- Privacy of personal communications: Individual conversations
- Privacy of personal information: personal information of individuals (which is further threatened by the formation and expansion of Internet communications and cyberspace) the growth of social media sites has risen at a pace that allows few means for protecting users’ privacy.
In the field of privacy of personal information, User awareness is one of the most important factors because unless users are aware of the privacy risks no progress can be made in protecting their information, In addition to the need to raise people’s awareness of the dangers of cyberspace, In case of theft of your personal information in cyberspace or abuse of them, experienced and knowledgeable lawyers in the field of cyberspace can help you solve this kind of challenges and protect you from this situations.
Here we want to give some advices for protecting your information in cyberspace
- Use a password vault that generates and remembers strong and unique passwords.
- Keep your social network activity private
- Lock down your hardware.
- Don’t give your zip code when making credit card purchases.
The experienced lawyers in Bayan Emrooz law firm, with years of experience and pioneering in current affairs, are able to follow up on your problems and answer your questions in the field of privacy and defend your violated right in this field. You, can easily overcome your challenges in the field of privacy, especially in cyberspace, by taking advantage of the advice and opinions of the country’s top lawyers.
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