Implications of Legal Misuse of Personal Data of Commercially Virtual Users

• Main Authors: Emil Alin Nedelcu, Ciprian Nicu Frangu, Florin Lucian Botoşineanu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2018-05-01
• Series: EIRP Proceedings
• Subjects: personal data; web browsing; private life; human rights
• Online Access: http://proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1992/2046

In the recent years, the Internet has had an enormous influence on society, changed our lives radically statement fully justified given that sources of information and communication has never been more readily available to the public, no doubt that we are in full digital revolution. Taking into account that the Internet has become accessible and relevant in the late 90s, we can say that in legal terms it is nowadays a relatively new field that requires a large number of regulations, both at national and at European or world. A controversy often a meet at this time is the storage, protection and accessibility of personal data navigation. It is well known that this data is stored, processed and used by various software companies, search engines, browser engines, social networks and Internet service providers. Many of these companies use this private data to provide users with advertising items and personalized recommendations stated aim to facilitate their web surfing and to protect personal data, which itself can be interpreted as a violation of privacy and not as protect it.