Abstract. The problem of boundaries detecting and individual private space protecting in
the Internet is considered. In this work, the judgment is substantiated that total penetration of
Internet technologies into public life and relationships increases the impact of various risk factors
on the sphere of confi dentiality and privacy of a person, which leads to the evolution of the
very concept of privacy. It is suggested that understanding the evolution of the sphere of privacy
in a digital society is crucial for understanding the problem of protecting a person’s personal
boundaries. The necessity of fi nding a balance between the individual human right to privacy
and the public demand for the protection of this right is shown. An assumption has been made
about the possible eff ectiveness of the application of I. Altman’s theory describing the process
of establishing the boundaries of confi dentiality at the level of individual behavior to regulate the
sphere of personal security protection in the Internet space.

Keywords: Internet space, digital society, personal security, confi dentiality, privacy, personal
data

For citation: Samokhina N. N. “Personal Security in the Internet Space: Establishing and
Protecting New Boundaries of Privacy”. Economic and Social Research 1 (37) (2023): 148—154. (In
Russian). https://doi.org/10.24151/2409-1073-2023-1-148-154

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