DATA CONFIDENTIALITY IN ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Abstract

This paper deals with the concept of classified information, levels of secrecy and their division into public and private. The subject of the paper are archived documents that became available to the public after the term of confidentiality expired. A secret is an information that is known only to a certain circle of people and must not be passed on. Every individual has an obligation to keep secrets. Revealing secrets in private life can result in a loss of trust in the people we have confided in while revealing state or business secrets is punishable by imprisonment. In 2007, the Data Secrecy Act came into force, replacing the previous Data Secrecy Protection Act. Since the new Data Secrecy Act sets out the levels of secrecy and the concepts of classified and unclassified data, within this paper the author uses certain terms deriving from the Data Secrecy Protection Act. When the new law entered into force, the Republic of Croatia established the levels of secrecy by dividing them into the following: TOP SECRET, SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL and RESTRICTED. The protection of personal data is a fundamental human right. It is the right of every person to prevent and punish the misuse of personal data guaranteed by international and national regulations.