审慎对待公共利益作为个人信息处理的正当性基础

On Treating Public Interest Prudently as the Basis for the Legitimacy of Personal Information Processing

公共利益可通过制定法律直接规定或运用利益衡量理论、价值判断等间接方式认定,是个人信息处理的正当性基础。个人信息为私益,个人信息保护本质上为私益保护,只有公共利益得到保障,私益保护才能实现,二者具有一致性。从公共利益角度处理个人信息,是指处理的个人信息涉及国家利益、为维护或增进社会公共利益所必要等场景时,具有正当性,但处理时应秉持谦抑克制的态度,严格遵守比例原则,对信息主体造成或可能造成的影响应降至最低。

The public interest can be directly stipulated by the law or indirectly determined by the theory of interest measurement and value judgment,which is the basis for the legitimacy of personal information processing.Personal information is private interest,and the protection of personal information is essentially private interest protection.Only when the public interest is guaranteed,private interest protection can be realized,and the two are consistent.Personal information processing from the perspective of public interest refers to the legitimacy of personal information processing when it involves national interests or it’s necessary to maintain or promote social public interests,however,it should be handled in a modest and restrained manner,strictly abide by the principle of proportionality,and minimize the impact caused or likely to be caused to the information subject.