In a modern society where information technology is extremely developed,the Internet plays an important role in economic development and social progress.With the popularization and prevalence of computers,people’s production and life are subtly influenced by the Internet.While people use the Internet for convenience,they are also endangered by the Internet.The Internet is the main medium for information query and dissemination.People can get all the information they need on the Internet,which not only saves people’s time but also facilitates the rapid spread of information.However,while enjoying the convenience brought by the Internet,people also bear their disadvantages,such as the risk of personal privacy being stolen or leaked.The increase in netizens has caused some people to steal and spread the personal information of others in order to obtain private gains.Even network operators will sell users’ personal information for personal gain after legally obtaining the personal information of netizens.People’s online privacy has been violated and the violation of this privacy right is developing towards technology,complexity and intangibility.How to define online privacy and how to bear tort liability when online privacy is violated has become the main content of this article.Except for the introduction and conclusion,the overall structure of this article consists of the following three parts:Part 1: Brief introduction of the case and focus of dispute.This article selects three typical cases from the Judgment Document Network,namely,"Qingdao Tianyi Elite Training School and Wang Qinghui’s Privacy Dispute Case","Gu Jun and Qizhi Software Co.,Ltd.Privacy Right Dispute Case","Zhao Hai and Wang Ruxiang,and Li Chunxiang Privacy" Rights dispute case ".After a simple combing of the basic case,the controversial focus of the case is summarized: one is the definition of privacy and the right to privacy;the second is the scope of protection of the privacy of the network;and the third is the issue of the criteria for determining the infringement of online privacy.The second part: legal analysis.As the most important content of this article,this part is to analyze the focus of controversy summarized in the first chapter using legal theory.Before discussing the issue of online privacy infringement,as a basis,we must first analyze whether the personal information involved in the case belongs to personal privacy,Therefore,how to define privacy as the object of privacy is a crucial issue.Traditional privacy has developed into the right of network privacy in the network environment.Because of the special nature of the network environment,the right of network privacy has different characteristics from the traditional right of privacy.So what kind of privacy should be included in the scope of protection of the right of network privacy is this article to discuss The second question.Finally,after the online privacy rights are violated,different courts sometimes make different judgments.Finally,after the online privacy rights are violated,different courts sometimes make different judgments.The reason why there are different judgments in the same case is mainly because there is no unified judgment standard for online privacy infringements.Therefore,the final analysis in this part is the determination of online privacy infringements,with a view to judicial practice provide help.The third part is the case study conclusion and inspiration.First of all,we will make a brief summary of the current legislative status of Internet privacy in China,and put forward the author’s legislative suggestions for improving the protection of Internet privacy,emphasizing that law is the most effective means of protecting Internet privacy,and at the same time supplemented by industry self-discipline. |