Protecting the right to privacy on social media in international law.

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Assistant Professor in the Law Department at the College of Business Studies at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training Kuwait

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Scientific, technological and technical development has led to the emergence of modern means of communication, as social media platforms have become a necessity in our lives. Despite the positive impact of these sites, they carry some negatives, including: violating the digital privacy of individuals, as the advancement of technology has greatly affected crime, as new criminal methods have emerged that we did not know before. Modern technologies have been used to violate the privacy of individuals. These crimes were committed by people whose involvement was unexpected, given their academic and social status. This was not limited to individuals only, but privacy was also violated by administrative authorities. Personal data is becoming increasingly available at the local and global levels. For example, more than two billion people use Facebook, the number of Instagram users reaches 800 million, and more than a billion people use WhatsApp, and these uses produce approximately 25 exbytes of data per minute, and personal data has become of economic value that investors seek to benefit from. In order to increase their opportunities to reach a larger number of customers and grow their investments by identifying the characteristics of people.

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