Abstract

The goal of this article is to present the issues of secrecy and transparency in the context of information security and autonomy of information in the information society. It describes the role of information and its significance in the functioning of the state, as well as needs and threats in the field of information security. The second part of the article discusses aspects of citizens’ rights to secrecy, protection of privacy and sensitive data. It also characterises changes in the concept of autonomy of information, the public sphere and the private sphere. The third part discusses the issue of relations between state and citizen in the context of collection, storage and use of information.