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Reinforcing the Protection of Privacy in a Network State : the Sharing Space of Personal Data Electronic administration means an ever-increasing circulation of information on individuals. It is important that access to this information should be authorised only for legitimate purposes necessary to the carrying out of specific services. The author describes how such limitations can be ensured : true protection of privacy demands strict regulation of the conditions under which ministries and other public authorities gain access to and use information. The « sharing space » concept proposes the model of a transparent mechanism through which the circulation of information is recognised and its consequences and risks exposed, discussed, and publicly evaluated.