International legal protection standards personal information

The article examines the specificities of personal data protection at international level, clarifying meaning concepts such as “personal information”, data”, “person” and “identity”. analysis synthesis existing norms standards have been carried out, allowing to identify range issues requiring elimination contradictions legislative in order increase efficiency their application, given rapid processes globalisation, development high technologies a consequence – appearance new terrorism form cyber terrorism, society requires approaches definition for modern system, resolution arising law, legal control over electronic environment computer systems. To address these issues, dynamics specifics regulation this area studied.
 A significant number monographs periodicals are devoted issue protection. Among them, we can highlight scientific achieve-ments M. Bem. K. Bennett, V. Bryzhko, S. Vorren, T. Kostetska, Obukhovska, A. Paziuk, Polinkevych, I. Sopilko, Shvets. Given large statutory regulations differences defining conceptual categorical apparatus, mechanisms application information standards, relations unresolved today, connection with which consideration systematization relevant.
 Definition content scope essential features "personality", "natural person" "personal data" terms. European system regulating related investigated most important provisions highlighted. New accordance Regulation 2016/679 identified.
 It should be noted that documents field similar purpose, but same time, they do not single basic concepts, natural person, information, about identified processing, etc. complicates effective understanding by all participants relations.
 is worth noting adoption 2016/67 was breakthrough simplification regulation. After all, framework Directive 95/46/EC, force before its adoption, interpreted differently each country, caused many misunderstandings created obstacles ensure human right privacy. That why unification always relevant continuous improvement timely response changes technology space.