Modern society is characterized by intensive information exchange, the development of digital technologies, and new forms of threats—cybercrime, mass data collection, and surveillance. This requires a transformation of criminal law to effectively protect privacy in its broadest sense, including confidential information, personal space, and the ability to control personal data. The article substantiates the need to recognize a new intermediate characteristic of the object of a crime against a person's personal rights. This characteristic is intangible and embodies the virtual image of the victim—their "digital double," which it is proposed to designate as the "object of the victim's personality." Understanding the differences between this and the classical characteristics of a crime's object is important for the classification of crimes and the development of new criminal law provisions protecting virtual and informational objects, where the "object of the victim's personality" is the target of infringement. Introducing the concept of the "object of the victim's personality" into criminal law and establishing it as an independent object of protection will improve the effectiveness of the fight against digital crimes and ensure more accurate classification and prevention.
elements of a crime, subject of a crime, victim, digitalization, privacy
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