Personal information refers to any private information which refers directly or indirectly to the identification of certain natural person but has no immediate connection with public interest. Property right in personal information is a new kind of property right according to which the subject can control the commercial value of his personal information;therefore it is limited to the context of commercial utilization of personal information.In the information age,personal information gradually possesses potential commercial value thus it deserves to get proprietary protection. Theoretically, personal information shall be understood and protected based on the value it represents, i. e.,to give it protection of personal right when it safeguards the subject’s personal interest,and to give it proprietary protection when it safeguards the subject’s property interest. |