Research On The Legal Protection Of Personal Information Of Online Consumers

The first two decades of the 21 st century belonged to the Internet.In the past 20 years,the Internet has almost grown from scratch and completed the wild growth.Then various issues have emerged in an endless stream,of which online shopping is a major representative.However,the barbarous growth of the Internet has also led to a lot of new social problems,in which the protection of the personal information is more prominent.The personal information of online shoppers is comprehensive and detailed.Once used by criminals,it will cause great problems and even infringement to consumers.In China,the current situation of personal information protection for online consumers is worth serious consideration.From the foundation of protection—the legislation;to the means of protection—the supervision of administrative law enforcement,industry self-discipline;and the bottom line of protection—post relief,there are missing and loopholes,which have directly led to many practical problems.The more typical ones are spam messages,harassment calls,and a series of torts caused by express industry.In view of the above problems,and drawing on the foreign legislative experience and protection modes,China should improve the legal system of personal information protection for online consumers,adopt a combination mode of legislative protection and industry self-discipline protection,improve the supervision mechanism of administrative law enforcement,strengthen the management of spam message,harassment telephone and express industry,improve the post relief and security system,then ensuring consumers' personal information can be effectively protected.