Research on the legal path of protecting citizens' privacy from the perspective of anti-money laundering law

Abstract

Anti-money laundering laws and regulations play an important role in cracking down on crimes and stabilizing finance. The 2021 Anti-Money Laundering (Revised Draft) in China strengthened its system value. However, things always have two sides, and the legal system also has certain risks, especially the lack of protection of citizens' basic rights. Citizens' basic rights and anti-money laundering are not contradictory but complementary. Only by protecting citizens' basic rights can citizens' information be established and anti-money laundering work be better promoted. This paper analyzes the risks from the perspective of privacy (including "the right to keep privacy secret" and "the right to maintain privacy from illegal infringement"), and puts forward solutions to provide ideas for further improving the series of laws and regulations of the Anti-Money Laundering Law.