Open AccessCompliance Costs and the Privacy Act 1993: Perception of Reality for Organisations in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Emma Harding
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v36i3.5609
Subject(s) - information privacy law , privacy policy , right to privacy , privacy law , information privacy , data protection act 1998 , reputation , government (linguistics) , political science , compliance (psychology) , the right to privacy , internet privacy , china , privacy by design , constitution , law , privacy laws of the united states , business , psychology , social psychology , computer science , human rights , linguistics , philosophy
This article suggests the Chinese government should establish systematic legal protection for personal privacy in China. First, a brief introduction to the history of the concept of privacy in China is given. Based on the definition of privacy in the Western world, the modern concept of privacy has been absorbed by Chinese scholars and defined according to Chinese norms. During this process, the subjects and objects of the right to privacy have been chosen and the distinctions between the right to privacy, the right of reputation and the right to know have been made clear. This article considers that it is most important to recognise the right to privacy as an independent right both in the Constitution and Civil Code. Depending on the impact of the breach of privacy, liability for civil or criminal punishment should attach. Besides these measures, a specific data protection law is also essential.