论公共摄像监视--以隐私权为中心

On Video Surveillance in Public Places

目前,在公共空间实施摄像监视已日益普遍。如何看待公共空间中摄像头"注视"之下的个人隐私权并予以相应保护,我国现有的立法尚未予以足够关注,司法上亦采取较为保守的态度。事实上,个人身处公共空间,亦有其隐私利益存在。因为隐私并不仅仅是他人头脑中关于人们自身信息的某种缺失,而更多的是,人们对于自身信息的控制。摄像头长时间地有计划地有目的地注视,不同于路人偶然无意识的一瞥,它将使人们因此而丧失对自身信息的选择暴露权和控制权,从而导致个人在公共空间的某些隐私利益的丧失。鉴于此,我们认为有必要从立法上和司法上规范公共摄像监视行为,捍卫人们在公共空间中的必要的隐私利益,维护人们在公共空间中的个性正义。

The video surveillance equipment has been widely installed in public places during past years, How should the right of privacy under video surveillance in public space be considered and protected effectively？ There is no enough attention in the existing legislative and judicial system in our country, which results in relatively conservative attitude. In fact, there shall be privacy interests in public space. Privacy is not simply an absence of information about us in the minds of others; however, it is the control we have over information about ourselves. Unlike casual glimpse by the pass -by, the continuous, intentional and intensive focus of video cameras makes the individual lose the control of the information about itself. It causes to lose some of their privacy interests in public space accordingly. In order to protect the individual＇s privacy and defend the personal justice in public space, it is necessary to regulate the video surveillance in public space on legislation and judicial review.