Risks of Digital Policy

The digitalization of political processes creates new risks that can affect both the stability of political institutions and governance, as well as citizens and public opinion .The Internet has become a huge repository of various data, including personal information of millions of users . Unfortunately, such information saturation turns into a serious problem: regular leaks of personal data make citizens an easy target for manipulation, threatening their digital and real security . Cyber threats aimed at political institutions can lead to manipulation of election results, unauthorized access to confidential information and the undermining of public trust in democratic processes . The article reveals approaches to the study of risks in the field of digital policy, analyzes risk typologies, provides an overview of the main digital risks and threats, among which cyber attacks, unauthorized access to data, fake news and disinformation dominate . The relationship between the types of risks in general, digital risks in particular, examples of risks, possible negative political consequences are formulated, namely undermining the integrity of the electoral system, eroding democracy, compromising state institutions and increasing diplomatic tensions . Governments and companies need to maintain a continuous process of monitoring and implementing new practices and technologies to minimize digital risks, and citizens need to be more responsible when working with personal data . The subject of further discussions in this area may be a study of public opinion on the issue of trust in government agencies in the context of digitalization of social, economic and political processes.

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