裁判文书网上公开中的隐私问题研究

Study on Privacy Issues in Internet Access to Court Documents

随着法院信息化建设的推进,裁判文书的公开方式呈现出从纸质到网络的发展趋势,加大了隐私扩散风险。针对法院是否应在网上公开裁判文书及公开的程度等问题,存在着三种观点:禁止说、区别说及同等说。为平衡公众知情权与个人隐私之间的冲突,对裁判文书中记载的敏感的个人信息或有损声誉的事实,需依据裁判文书公开的目的,决定是否将之公开在网上。同时,法院也应采取积极措施应对公众对隐私问题的关注,同等对待纸质公开和网上公开。

With the advancement of information construction of the courts, court documents move from the world of paper documents to the world of online documents. The change increases the possibility of privacy dissemination. The question whether the courts ought to provide internet access to court documents and, if so, to what extent. There are at least three answers, such as prohibition, difference and equal. To balance the tension between public access and privacy, it is necessary to decide whether the sensitive personal information and discrediting facts should be online according to the access purpose of court documents. At the same time, the courts should also take actions to confront with the privacy concerns raised by public, and treat courthouse paper access and internet access equally.