Leviatã of the digital era

conflict between privacy and fundamental rights

Authors

  • Marcelo Augusto Vieira Graglia Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
  • Celeida Laporta Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2826-1221

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2025v16i4p258-269

Keywords:

Privacy rights, Interactive digital society, Privacy invasion, Governance

Abstract

This article aims to determine the effectiveness of society in a digital era taking into consideration the conflict between privacy rights and fundamental rights concerning information access. In view of the interdisciplinarity, a brief history is presented regarding the privacy right, and Technology, making it clear the characteristics, institutes and the impacts of interactive virtual society. The right of personality is a fundamental right, individual right and right of freedom, as such we report a brief history of the right to privacy and thoughts on the right to protection of privacy as opposed to the right to free access to information, with a society that uses In expressive numbers the way of the information, in other words, the Internet supported by its border tentacles that access everything and everything controls. Therefore, analysis of the current Internet governance scenario, regarding the development of rules, principles and procedures common to Governments, the private sector and civil society in relation to the use and evolution of the Information Society.

 

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2026-01-29