Digital Human Rights Ensuring Privacy Data Sovereignty Cultural Identity Automated Ecosystems

Dhimas Tribuana; Hendri Handoko; Yul Ifda Tanjung; Kgomosto Moyo

doi:10.34306/law.v1i1.72

Authors

Dhimas Tribuana Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8504-0740
Hendri Handoko Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2229-9686
Yul Ifda Tanjung State University of Medan, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2324-5994
Kgomosto Moyo Mfinitee Incorporation, South Africa Author https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5779-562X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34306/law.v1i1.72

Keywords:

Digital Human Rights, Privacy Protection, Data Sovereignty, Automated Web Ecosystem, Digital Governance

Abstract

Balancing rapid technological innovation with fundamental human rights has become a critical challenge in the increasingly automated web ecosystem, where Artificial Intelligence (AI), algorithmic governance, and large-scale data infrastructures shape how individuals interact, communicate, and construct digital identities. Over the past decade, digital platforms and cloud-based infrastructures have intensified the collection, processing, and monetization of personal data, raising concerns about cross-border data flows, jurisdictional authority, and the erosion of user autonomy in digital environments. Moreover, this study examines how digital human rights frameworks can safeguard privacy, data sovereignty, and cultural identity amid expanding data extraction practices and automated decision-making systems that often operate beyond traditional regulatory oversight, while also highlighting the importance of culturally sensitive digital governance that recognizes linguistic diversity, local knowledge systems, and community based norms so that technological development does not marginalize cultural identities or reinforce forms of digital colonialism within automated web infrastructures. Recognizing these challenges, the research proposes a conceptual framework integrating ethical data governance, rights-based technological design, and participatory digital policy-making to strengthen accountability, transparency, and fairness in automated systems while preserving citizens’ control over personal and collective data assets. Consequently, the findings contribute to ongoing debates on digital human rights by emphasizing the necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration among policymakers, technologists, and social scientists to develop a more equitable, secure, and culturally inclusive digital ecosystem.

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Author Biographies

Dhimas Tribuana, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia

Doktor Management Science
Hendri Handoko, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Yul Ifda Tanjung, State University of Medan, Indonesia

Department of Science Education
Kgomosto Moyo, Mfinitee Incorporation, South Africa

Department of Constitutional Law

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