Abstract: Presenting the historical evolution of the two rights allows us to highlight the differences between them. A possible primary explanation is the different source of the two, namely that one derives from the continental law system, while the other stems from the Anglo-Saxon system. What we will try to demonstrate through this article is the extent to which the parallel evolution of the two rights in Romania can be regarded as an extension of the list of identifying attributes of the individual or as an intermediate step towards a new regulation legal institutions, namely numerical sovereignty.

Keywords: personal data protection, the right to privacy, numerical sovereignty