Research On The Right To Privacy Of Personal Data In Internet Age

With the development of the internet technology and the popularization of the internet usage, they can not only reduce the distance between countries but also enable the transfers of international data more easily. However, even the international information can be controlled more simply through the speedy transfer of data; it appears unsafe because data are share around public and private. In order to protect personal right and the misuse of the personal data, Euramerican countries built up related laws. Furthermore, international organization also set up the rules to limit the circulation of personal data. International organizations and regional organizations contribute by institute lots of rules and the laws in order to improve the development of data privacy and internet, as a result, China can not keep out of it. This essay is focus on theory of the right to privacy and the personal data privacy. The definition, characteristics and their extendibility of the right to privacy will be described on the first part. The secondary part of the essay includes the main body and the new characteristics of the personal data privacy; also, protect area and the conflict between related rules and benefit are detailed. In the second part, I analysis the problems which when people try to collect and transfer those data, moreover, comparatively measures are also provided. At the end of this essay, comparatively measures of personal data protect are concluded referring to the disadvantage of Chinese laws in the internet information area. The combination of the legal model of internet privacy and the model of industry self-regulation is suggested. China must ensure the right to privacy as an independent civil right, personal data manage should be organized and government should encourage the model of industry self-regulation. As a result of that, people have strong consciousness of not only protect themselves but also technology and the balance between data usage and privacy protect are finally achieved.