40 anos de “Utilização da Informática” - o artigo 35.º da Constituição da República Portuguesa

Catarina Sarmento de Castro

40 years of “Use of Information Technology” – article 35 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic

Authors

Catarina Sarmento de Castro Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, Pátio da Universidade, 3004-545, Coimbra

Keywords:

Data Protection; Informational Self-Determination; Right to Internet; Right to Share Information and to Relate Digitally; Right to Join the Digital Society

Abstract

This article traces the evolution of the article 35th of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic on the “Use of Information Technology”. It specially addresses the right to informational self-determination and the right to Internet.

The article also mentions some issues deserving constitutional reference: the data protection authority, personal sensitive data and the single national number.