Contemporary approaches to information classification in Ukraine

The article deals with the contemporary approaches of information classification in information society, including the factors that determine the necessity of this process, its characteristics and main directions of implementation. The aim of the work is to study and analyze modern approaches of information classification in Ukraine. It is said that with the development of modern information and communication technologies and their applications in all areas of life, with an increasing quantity and quality of information, the recognition of the right to information as one of the fundamental human rights in the information society its necessary to provide the contemporary approaches to information classification that must take into account the gaps and conflicts of legal regulation of secret information not only across a state, but also at the international level, factors of informatization of modern society and the fundamental principles of freedom of access to information. But it is complicated by russian aggression and the regime of martial law in Ukraine. Therefore, the analysis indicates that the modern legal secrecy regime should be characterized by the following features: clear grounds for classifying information defined by the law; the right to restrict access to information is only for authorized person (the owner and the person who has the right to own, use and dispose); the degree of restriction of access and the level of protection of classified information is always marked with its importance for the individual, society, state and is proportinal with the losses that may be incurred in case of its disclosure; information protection should provide benefits to the owner and usually justify the money spent on its defense; circulation of sensitive information is carried out in the defined regime space; unauthorized dissemination of sensitive information is a prerequisite for its vulnerability; aging of secret information provides a mandatory revision of access limit levels to such information; the status of “secrets” imposes a duty, not a right for its protection and limitation in distribution.