Abstract:

 In the information age, countries around the world mainly regulate the interests of personal information in accordance with both traditional privacy laws and emerging personal information laws. Despite different institutional functions, both take personal information as the major object of regulation. Since application of law calls for clear demarcation of the concept and scope of personal information, the identification standards are generally adopted in privacy laws and personal information laws by countries acrossthe world. However, with technological advancement and social changes, identification standards no longer meet the needs of judicial practice. Some acts of intrusion, carried out by information-based means in particular, should also be subject to the regulation of privacy law or personal information law, even if not involved in identification.

Key words: information privacy law, personal information law, identification, right to information privacy, right to peaceful life and privacy