Balancing Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: A Comparative Study of Global Cyber Legislation

  • Sunil L Kalagi,
  • Dr Renuka S Gubbewad and Ritika Sahu
  • Show Author Details
  • Sunil L Kalagi

    Advocate at Kalaburgi High Court, Karnataka, India

  • Dr Renuka S Gubbewad

    Assistant Professor at Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburgi, Karnataka, India

  • Ritika Sahu

  • img Download Full Paper

Abstract

The quick and swiftly evolving advanced new technologies has led to a rise in cyber fraud. Technology has completely overtaken people's life, with major consequences. Crimes of all types are committed online. As information spreads freely in cyberspace, countries prioritize implementing effective cyber security rules to reduce the risk of cybercrime. Due to usage of lot of Internet and Technology, developed and developing countries have become preferred destinations for cybercriminals. This review paper explores the comparative analysis of cyber laws of those nations that are widely recognized for their vigorous participation in the security of cyber space namely India, America, Britain and the Europe, focusing on how each jurisdiction addresses these challenges. The study investigates Individual rights by demonstrating significant pieces of legislation like the Data Protection Regulatory of Europe, India, USA and UK. The comparative study looks at these laws' benefits and drawbacks in relation to privacy of the data, cybersecurity. Our study uses a qualitative methodology to examine the effectiveness of these laws, the implications for business consumers and the role of international cooperation in countering cybercrime. The results show that different cultural, political, and economic considerations have influenced different approaches to cyber legislation, underscoring the need for regulatory harmonization to solve global data protection and cybersecurity issues. Our research offers insightful examination to aid the legislators and legal professionals working to draft strong and practical cyber laws in a digital environment which is threat to Personal Rights, Data Privacy and State Security.

Keywords

  • Cyber law
  • cyber security
  • cyber legislation
  • data protection
  • information technology

Type

Research Paper

Information

International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1000 - 1015

DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.1110486

Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution -NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits remixing, adapting, and building upon the work for non-commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © IJLMH 2021