Study On The Protection Of The Personal Information Right

When the society strides into information age, the personal information as an important social resource receives people's concern more and more generally. Personal information collection and use present an explosive trend, based on either the purpose of better management and service people for government, or the temptation driven by huge economic interests for other members. Computer-based information technology greatly accelerating the speed of the personal information collection and process plays a most important in-fueling role for this process, which makes the hidden troubles such as improper collection, malicious use, falsification and even disrupting the tranquility of personal life become increasingly visible with the development of information society while the personal information is collected and used to improve government efficiency and promote market economic development. The right protection of personal information owner is put on the agenda when the economic value and social value have been widely recognized by people. The research on the protection of the personal information right has started by international organizations, countries and regions; therefore the protection of personal information right is a global issue which is the performance of modern technology's enormous impact on the legal system.Though China has a late start for the research and protection of the personal information right and still hasn't a special legislation, the theory research on the personal information and the personal information right become more and more mature. The author here puts forward her own views on the system protection of the personal information right.This paper is divided into six parts. The first part is an introduction, which is a background of the protection of the personal information right and leads to the issue of the protection of the personal information right. The second part is an overview of the personal information right, focusing on the birth, content and nature of the personal information right. In the third part, firstly abroad typical protection patterns and methods of the personal information and the right to protection of the personal information are introduced, and then what China can learn is analyzed and reviewed according to the characteristics of China's personal information right protection. The fourth part has an analysis of current situation and legislation of China's personal information right protection, and a summary of the existing problems. The fifth part is a key part of the paper, which is about how to perfect China's personal information right protection. The author in this part proposes her view of system protection of the personal information right. It needs to strengthen the civil remedy and establish the supervision mechanism and the self-discipline system well besides establishing personal information right and a special legislation so as to provide adequate safeguards. The last part is the conclusion, reiterating the importance and necessary of the protection of the personal information right.