Legal protection of network privacy rights in China

Abstract

Along with the rapid development of information technology, people’s private information rapidly spread to the cyberspace. In the cyberspace, the disclosure of privacy is closely related to personal reputation and property interests, so that the protection of network privacy has become a popular and the most difficult matters today. Faced with the present situation of China’s legal system, the protection of network privacy is obviously insufficient compared with the developed countries. There are defects in the protection of network privacy which need to be further improved. The government must accelerate the development of the legal system to strengthen the protection of citizens’ online data and information. Only in this way, the citizens’ network privacy will not be infringed upon, and the internet will be fully utilized. In this paper, the related concepts of network privacy are introduced first. Then, the behavior mode and characteristics of violating the network privacy right is deeply analyzed. Finally, the problems and causes of the legal protection of network privacy in China is fully discussed and several suggestions are given in the end. The research conclusion of this paper can provide a reference for relevant legislation and personal network privacy protection.