Criminal Law Protection of Personal Information in China in the context of Social Credit System Formation

Abstract

The paper analyzes the norms of criminal law, which enshrined the protection of personal information in the PRC. The tendencies of law enforcement practice in criminal cases, the subject of which are personal data, are being studied. Increased criminal law protection of personal information of Chinese citizens is due to the emergence of a social credit system. The paper discusses the features of the functioning of the social credit system, as well as the impact of this system on the rights and freedoms of the individual in the context of digitalization. Interest in the system under consideration is due to the significant influence exerted by the PRC on the formation of the legal culture of other countries. The author concludes that a significant degree of state intrusion into the private space of citizens correlates with effective measures to protect personal information. The Chinese case shows the desire of the state to protect the personal data of citizens, including through criminal law means. At the same time, cases of law enforcement are becoming more common, especially in criminal law.