In the early 80’s it was recognized that electronic data mining is a serious threat to the autonomity of persons and PIN became a symbol of total citizen control. There appeared a need to consider either the priority of technical advancements or the priority of human rights. This is why precise legal provisions about using the PIN appeared. The use of PIN became a requirement and this process began even in those countries where PIN had been already introduced before the rise of overwhelming concern about data protection. It can be noted that the regulation of the use of personal number is not fully comprehensive, despite the fact that the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms enacted by the Council of Europe in 1950, where the right to privacy is provisioned as one of the most significant rights, established an efficient human rights implementation mechanism. The countries employing the PIN of specific context acquire the information about a part of life of the individual and not violate the individual privacy. The countries, employing universal multifunctional identity identificators have established a high level control measures. However, in any case when the confirmation of a person’s identity is needed, it is advisable to authentificate his/ her existing features disclosing only a minimum content of private personal data. In other words, the disclosure of private personal data should be in proportion with the main objectives of... [to full text]