The relation between the right to knowledge and the right to privacy in e-commerce

Abstract

E-commerce based on network has not only changed people's way of purchasing, but also bring about tremendous impact on the process of production and management, on people's life and employment, on government function, legal system and education. This article tries to offer a general view on the protection of the right to knowledge and the right to privacy in E-commerce. The right to privacy aims at protecting people's personal life form illegal invasion, while the basic objectives of the right to knowledge is to preserve people's right to be informed or acquire information through legal means. This article discusses the conflict between them in the Chinese context and tries to find a way out.