Data Safety Rights in Usage of Digital Platforms

This paper explores the intersection of user’s rights and online activities in the context of everyday use of digital tools. It examines the role of digital platforms, their vulnerabilities, and the types of information processed in daily internet usage, and explores how personal information is shared online. Discussion focuses on the implications of users’ knowledge of data privacy law, best practices for safeguarding information, protecting personal data, and understanding how data circulates within digital environments. Examples are drawn from popular social media platforms and online shopping websites, showing the users’ experiences with data security. The paper explores how human rights can be integrated into cybersecurity frameworks and how laws can be implemented in the context of daily internet use, examined with a focus on individual persons as the center of cybersecurity laws. It addresses the needs and concerns of average internet users around their daily interactions and challenges they face in maintaining security and privacy online.