Privacy Protection In Network Environment

The right to privacy is one of the fundamental rights. Protecting the right to privacy isthe important characteristic of modern social advancement and the important symbol ofmodern civilization. In our country, protection of the right to privacy has not been legislatedperfectly. The developing of the internet is so rapidly and spread at an alarming rate. Itbrings us great convenience and the unprecedented challenge on protection of privacy.Among them, the issues about privacy infringement on public figures in networkenvironment have attracted more of our attention. And all this time, the protection of theprivacy of public figures is weaker because those public figures as a special group, theirprivacy right is quite unique. However, under the environment of network privacy, theprotection of the privacy of public figures has not been formed a perfect law mode.Chapter1the privacy and the right of the privacy will be stated. Then, draw theconclusion that the dual qualities of the right of privacy are “covert” and “private”. Finally,explain the reasons and necessity of protection the privacy of the public figuresChapter2through to the analyses of the public figures and the privacy of publicfigures, pointed the definition and the characteristic of the right to privacy of the publicfigures——low cost, high profit and minor risk. Based on this kind of characteristic, theright to privacy of the public figures should be receive special safeguardChapter3elaborate the principle of protecting the right to privacy of the public figuresFinally, the article concludes that in the network environment, onceraise the illegal cost of infringer, the right to privacy of public figures will be protectedeffective. Through perfecting relevant legislation, strengthening supervision and innovating ourcountry judge management system, giving full play to judge due function, especially givingthe special protection to the minors. This way, the right to privacy of the public figures willreceive better protection.