A Study of Internet Human Flesh Search Legal Issues- Regarding Privacy Protection

• Main Authors: Chung-Woi Yang, 楊忠威
• Other Authors: Chin-Li Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78500597853353858984

碩士 === 國立高雄第一科技大學 === 科技法律研究所 === 100 === Because of the well development of the Internet, it is easy for everyone to get a wide range of information from internet. The Internet became more and more popular for its convenience, as well as anonymous speech and sharing. However, in recent years, internet users initiate a new idea—flesh search. It is the Internet users that start to find or query the private information of others with a great variety of search tools or search engines, and post private information on the net publicly. Whether out of curiosity or hatred, this condition becomes more and more serious, even names, careers, phone numbers, and what’ more, friend relationships and medical records of owns. Much worse, the human flesh search would end in another form of internet mass violence, which would make the person under great pressure to be found and post personal information on the internet, threatening people in target. This research focuses on the issues related to human flesh search and the privacy and information privacy. This research makes some contrasts between the American legal system and Taiwan legal system. Besides, there are two significant cases,one from mainland China, one from Taiwan, to be discussed and explained on the conflict and solution of the freedom of speech and information privacy according to Grand Justices to interpret No.509 and Grand Justices to interpret No.603. At last, based on our current legal system, this research hopes to make complete discussion and comment to the internet of human flesh search on the related liability for an inquiry, an integrated discussion, and suggestions.