Аннотация
This study was funded by the Committee for Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (grant No. AP19680399) The right to personal data at the present stage of society development is of paramount importance. This article reflects some results of the conducted comparative legal analysis on the issues of legal regulation and protection of personal data in different legal practices: the United States, the European Union, Russia and Kazakhstan. It considers the main approaches to personal data protection and their reflection in the national legislation of some countries, as well as analyzes the legal provisions on the system of personal data protection in Kazakhstan and the essence of recent changes in the legislation on personal data protection in our country. Personal data in the world legal practice are considered as an integral element of fundamental rights and freedoms of man and citizen along with the inviolability of the person, therefore, the issues of their protection are given quite careful attention. The conducted analysis allows us to conclude that the methods of personal data protection in different countries are different. In particular, it should be noted that today citizens of the European Union and the United States have a wider set of tools and ways, by which they can ensure their right to protection of personal data. The Kazakhstani legislator needs to take a more detailed approach to the issues of legal regulation and protection of personal data. Keywords: personal data, law, protection of rights, legal practice, national legislation.