# What Digital Rights Mean in the New Constitution

> The 2026 Constitution expressly protects personal data and the secrecy of communications transmitted using digital technologies. The legal grounds for processing data, accessing communications, and restricting information remain defined by law; biometric data are regulated under personal-data legislation rather than named separately in the Constitution.

Canonical URL: https://constitution.my/p/rights-digital?lang=en
Language: en
Updated: 2026-07-26

Section: Rights

## Why digital rights matter

Earlier constitutional models were written before the digital age became central to everyday life. Today, a large part of human activity takes place online:

- communication
- banking and payments
- public services
- social networks
- storage and processing of personal data

That is why constitutional protection must extend into the digital sphere.

## Main digital rights

The new constitutional approach strengthens guarantees related to:

- protection of personal data
- privacy of digital communications such as email and messengers
- protection against unlawful collection, processing, storage, and use of personal data
- legal protection for communications transmitted using digital technologies

## What this means in practice

The state and private entities should not be able to:

- collect personal data without limits
- distribute data freely without lawful grounds
- interfere unlawfully with private communications
- carry out digital surveillance without constitutional and legal justification

## What risks these rights address

Digital rights respond to modern threats such as:

- data leaks
- unlawful access to accounts and messages
- profiling and mass data analysis
- permanent circulation of outdated information harmful to reputation

## Why constitutional status matters

When digital rights are protected only by weak regulations, they can be bypassed more easily. Once elevated to constitutional level, they become harder to ignore and easier to defend legally.

## Key Facts

- The Constitution expressly protects personal data and communications transmitted using digital technologies
- Biometric data are regulated by personal-data law but are not named separately in the Constitution
- They respond to data leaks, profiling, and digital surveillance risks
- Constitutional recognition gives these rights stronger legal protection

## Checked sources

- [Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan](https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000) – Adilet Legal Information System (checked 2026-07-16)

## Qaz.Vision context

> В новой Конституции Казахстана впервые закреплено право на защиту персональных данных, четко прописан запрет на незаконный сбор, обработку и использование сведений, в том числе с применением цифровых инструментов.

- Касым-Жомарт Токаев, Президент
- [Source document](https://qaz.vision/dokument/131)
- Evidence: `direct_quote; atom:2568; unreviewed`

> Он отметил, что еще одной ключевой особенностью нового текста Конституции является ориентация на права человека. Так, права и свободы человека закреплены не только в новой Преамбуле, но и утверждены в качестве особого приоритета и смыслового стержня всей Конституции.

- Ерлан Карин, Государственный советник
- [Source document](https://qaz.vision/dokument/27)
- Evidence: `attributed_speech; atom:818; unreviewed`

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