LA AUTORREGULACIÓN EN MATERIA DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES: LA VÍA HACIA UNA PROTECCIÓN GLOBAL.

Our world is continuously moving due to an unstoppable technological rush. Information and communication technologies certainly bring us numerous possibilities to process information, including personal information. This allows us to carry out our activities very effectively but also increases the possibilities to be affected by the misuse of our information. Several regions had addressed their concerns regarding the misuse of personal information by means of data protection legal frameworks. However, these approaches and regulations have inherent territorial limits. In this scenario, self-regulation appears as an important tool to grant a global protection for data subjects. This idea will be analyzed here of. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]