Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union

Protecting personal data in cyberspace is an issue of significant concern to many countries around the world, including Vietnam. The invasion of personal data in cyberspace is currently common in Vietnam; however, these dangerous acts have not been dealt with effectively because of gaps in Vietnames...

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Main Authors: Hong Nguyen Thi Anh, Thao Tran Thanh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-06-01
Series:TalTech Journal of European Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0025
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description Protecting personal data in cyberspace is an issue of significant concern to many countries around the world, including Vietnam. The invasion of personal data in cyberspace is currently common in Vietnam; however, these dangerous acts have not been dealt with effectively because of gaps in Vietnamese law regarding personal data in general and Vietnamese criminal law concerning these crimes in particular. By applying analytical-logical and comparative methods, this article aims to refine the provisions of Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace. Starting by analyzing the provisions related to acts of personal data violation in cyberspace according to Vietnamese law and the shortcomings in their practical application, this article looks at European Union laws, specifically the General Data Protection Regulation and the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. It then proposes some recommendations for improving Vietnamese criminal law regarding personal data violations in cyberspace to ensure compatibility between Vietnamese law and EU law.
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spelling doaj-art-48dfb4191d1e48efbc023656b8390dbd2025-08-20T03:27:35ZengSciendoTalTech Journal of European Studies2674-46192025-06-0115214015610.2478/bjes-2025-0025Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European UnionHong Nguyen Thi Anh0Thao Tran Thanh11Faculty of Criminal Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law1Faculty of Criminal Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of LawProtecting personal data in cyberspace is an issue of significant concern to many countries around the world, including Vietnam. The invasion of personal data in cyberspace is currently common in Vietnam; however, these dangerous acts have not been dealt with effectively because of gaps in Vietnamese law regarding personal data in general and Vietnamese criminal law concerning these crimes in particular. By applying analytical-logical and comparative methods, this article aims to refine the provisions of Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace. Starting by analyzing the provisions related to acts of personal data violation in cyberspace according to Vietnamese law and the shortcomings in their practical application, this article looks at European Union laws, specifically the General Data Protection Regulation and the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. It then proposes some recommendations for improving Vietnamese criminal law regarding personal data violations in cyberspace to ensure compatibility between Vietnamese law and EU law.https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0025european unionbudapest conventioncybercrimecyberspacegeneral data protection regulationpersonal data protectionvietnamese criminal law
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Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
TalTech Journal of European Studies
european union
budapest convention
cybercrime
cyberspace
general data protection regulation
personal data protection
vietnamese criminal law
title Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
title_full Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
title_fullStr Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
title_short Enhancing Vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the European Union
title_sort enhancing vietnamese criminal law on personal data protection in cyberspace to foster cooperation with the european union
topic european union
budapest convention
cybercrime
cyberspace
general data protection regulation
personal data protection
vietnamese criminal law
url https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0025
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