VIOLATION OF THE INVIOLABILITY OF PERSONAL DATA IN THE DIGITAL WORLD: A NEW TYPE OF MODERN CRIME

Аннотация

This article examines the concept of personal data and the types of crimes committed during their use or those that may be committed in the future. In particular, cases of committing crimes using the capabilities of artificial intelligence, which is forming as a product of the digital age, and their consequences are analyzed. Liability measures established by current legislation for such offenses will also beconsidered. Keywords: personal data, use, crime, digital technologies, foreign experience, artificial intelligence, law, liability In the modern digital age, the rapid development of technologies allows storing and transmitting information about people's personal lives online. However, along with these opportunities, the issue of protecting people's personal data is becoming increasingly relevant. Such cases as the illegal collection, storage, dissemination, or disclosure of personal data through theInternet are manifested as modern crimes. Today, as countries develop, the types of crimes are also increasing. With the development of digital technologies, artificial intelligence is gradually entering human life. Of course, this has its own advantages, but we cannot deny that it can be used for other purposes. This, in turn, creates a new form of committing the crime of violating the confidentiality of personal data. Now,to fully understand theissue discussed in this article, we need to have an understanding of personal data and its confidentiality. In this regard, Article 4 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Personal Data” defines it as “personal data - information recorded electronically, on paper and (or) on another tangible medium, relating to a specific individual or allowing its identification” [1]. That is, a set of information reflected in documents or similar papers related to the person themselves, through which it is possible to identify them. Personal information includes everything from our name and surname to our date of birth, residential address, phone number, passport number, and even our photo. Sometimes even the buttons we press on the internet and the websites we visit can be considered personal information. In the digital world, this information is collected through various websites, applications, and services. If they fall into the wrong hands, they can be defrauded, financially damaged, or their reputation tarnished. It would not be an exaggeration to mention the concept of artificial intelligence [2]. Artificial intelligence is the ability of artificial intelligence systems to demonstrate cognitive functions: learning, including from their own experience, adapting to given parameters, and performing tasks previously available only to humans (or higher animals). Article 1412 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes liability for violation of legislation on personal data. Illegal collection, systematization, storage, modification, supplementation, use, transfer, dissemination, transmission, depersonalization, and destruction of personal data, as well as non-compliance with the requirements for the collection, systematization, and storage of personal data on technical means physically located in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and in personal databases registered in the prescribed manner in the state register of personal databases during the processing of personal data of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan using information technologies, including the page81 INTERNATIONALJOURNALOF ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue09,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai World Wide Web, committed after the application of administrative penalties for the same actions, - are punishable by a fine from one hundred to one hundred and fifty times the base calculation amount or deprivation of a certain right for up to three years or correctional labor foruptotwo years [3]. Through this article, we can understand that if someone illegally collects, stores, transfers, or disseminates citizens' personal data (such as full name, passport, place of residence, phone number, personal photos, etc.) - this is considered a crime. In particular, the processing of personal data of citizens of Uzbekistan on the Internet or through other information technologies should be carried out only legally, through specially registered databases and technical means located ontheterritory of Uzbekistan. No one shall disclose or disclose anyone's personal information without their consent or legal grounds. This rule - that is, maintaining the confidentiality of data - is mandatory for the data owner (owner), the organization processing this data (operator), or any other person who has obtained permission to use this data. That is, if you have someone's personal information, you are absolutely prohibited from sharing or sharing it with others without that person's permission. Thisis stated