The article analyzes the main aspects of personal information security, the knowledge of which is important for a person in conditions of high rates of digitalization of social and economic spheres. They are aimed at the formation of a personal information digital space and its management in the conditions of changing technologies and the legal field in accordance with the private and business interests of the individual. The first task in this case is to make a person aware of their interests and needs in the use of the digital environment, to assess the significance of the issues of the security of their personal data. Further, attention is drawn to the development of skills for analyzing and evaluating Internet resources in the context of the reliability and purposes of information dissemination, the development of methods and means of managing your personal data available within the framework of current legislation. Examples of a number of other relevant tasks, existing opportunities for practical acquisition of knowledge and formation of skills for safe work in a digital environment for various categories of users at the current level of information technology development are considered, and those aspects that remain outside the scope of methods and technologies that are massively used to increase the level of digital literacy of the population are also identified.