Open AccessThe way out of the matrix: is it possible to refuse digital documents and personal identifiers in Russia
Author(s) -
Daria A. Petrova,
Nilita Martyanov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in law studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-428X
pISSN - 2409-5087
DOI - 10.29039/2409-5087-2020-8-5-72-78
Subject(s) - identifier , authoritarianism , identification (biology) , state (computer science) , political science , public relations , internet privacy , personally identifiable information , law , business , computer security , computer science , politics , botany , algorithm , democracy , biology , programming language
The current legal policy of Russia regarding the use of electronic means of identification is quite authoritarian. It is natural that Russian society does not fully share the initiative of the authorities to digitize personal data due to various concerns. These concerns include, first of all, insufficient security of the data warehouse, as well as mandatory state interference in personal life and the use of personal data without the consent of the owner. Citizens who do not agree with the authoritarian legal policy make attempts to refuse registration in the identification systems. The purpose of this article is to determine whether such a refusal is possible in practice.