On the Criminal Law Response to the Protection of Citizens’ Privacy in the Era of Big Data —Starting from the Event of “Xian Jian Four Generations Shooting”
The “Xianjian four generation shooting” incident makes people
notice that the behavior of “generation shooting” is bad, so it is worth using
punishment for those who have serious circumstances. The essence of “acting
as a photographer” is an infringement of citizens’ right to privacy, but there
is no separate charge for the right to privacy in the current criminal law. In
practice, indirect protection with other charges will often lead to the dilemma
of difficult conviction. Therefore, it is still controversial what crime the “acting
as a photographer” should constitute. In today’s big data era, the development
of science and technology makes citizens’ right to privacy more vulnerable to
infringement, and the change of lifestyle makes the right to privacy show more
social and economic value. Therefore, the protection of privacy in criminal
law should change the concept of legal interests from keeping pace with the
times, and protect it side by side with personal legal interests and property legal
interests by setting charges or chapters independently.