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The article examines the use of digital technologies in law enforcement and the balance between public and private interests in that relevance. The text analyses the system of legal regulations and law enforcement practice. The authors study legal acts that regulate relations in the sphere of ICT. The empirical bases of the paper consist of the more than 30 decisions adopted by various judicial instances in Russia, as well as more than 20 decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The authors compared the legislation and practice of the USA, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, and the European Union as the whole. The conclusion determined the current level of regulation of digital legal relations in terms of balancing the interests of individuals, society, and the State to achieve private as well as public interests. The study identified gaps and imbalances in the regulation of the area under consideration, as well as key directions for improvement in the legislative and law enforcement activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]