The contribution deals with the possibilities of legal protection from an undesirable phenomenon
called spam or, more precisely, spamming, pursuant to the Czech and European laws. In particular, the legal forms of protection of personal data, privacy, and personal rights are described in detail along with unfair competition and the law of obligations in tort. Attention is also paid to effective means that fall outside direct legal regulation, in particular, the technological and Community forms of protection against spam and other issues relating to this phenomenon. The author thoroughly deals not only with the terminological problems but also, for example, with the issue of identification and proving of related legal facts, including the issue of governing law.
The author of this article focused his attention on the new wave in the frame of privacy protection in the EU law: from co called "right to be forgotten" (case Google vs. Gonzáles) to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Author explained expecially the impact of the recent European development of the personal data protection on the Czech law including the newly prepared Czech Personal Data Protection Act, the changes of doctrinal thinking and the challenges to the juridical practice in the Czech Republic., Jan Hurdík., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy