Análisis del derecho a la protección de datos personales y habeas data.

Abstract

The globalized, technological and interconnected world generates situations that put our privacy at risk. This is the main reason why fundamental rights such as privacy and personal data require special protection. The protection of personal data has not been regulated in Ecuador, despite being subject to protection by constitutional mandate, however, there is no direct legal mechanism that citizens can use in order to execute it. Habeas Data has been considered as the ideal method for its protection. However, I will explain why is necessary a law on the protection of personal data and the right to privacy, in order to understand the nature of data protection, what it protects and who it protects, the range of application, and why it requires a competent authority in spite of violation of these rights.