DEPERSONALIZATION OF PERSONAL DATA, AS A GUARANTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DATA SUBJECT

Abstract

In the modern world it is hard to imagine how people could exist without an important personal data protection mechanism – depersonalization – since the life of an individual comprises of such details that, if publicized, would cause immeasurable damage to individual in question and the people around him/her.

This paper looks at how data is defined in a number of diverse categories, discusses the meaning and quality of each category, determines the relevance and importance of legal regulation and examines the practical implementation of depersonalization to fulfill the legislative aim of data suject protection.

In order to study this issue in its entirety, the article reviews the normative base and practice in Georgia as well as the best practices of other countries in creating personal data protection guarantees. This approach makes it possible to analyze the pros and cons of depersonalization as a guar- antee for data subject protection.