"Human flesh search" cannot infringe on personal privacy

"Human flesh search" cannot infringe on personal privacy

Although "human flesh search" is one of the manifestations of citizens' freedom of speech and information, it cannot be at the cost of infringing others' rights. Compared with the moral condemnation of certain controversial words and deeds, the privacy of ordinary citizens is obviously in a higher position.

-- Liu Wenjing (associate professor at Law School of Jinan University)

I have heard of a theory a long time ago. In this world, if you want to find anyone, you can achieve your goal through six people. The Internet apparently provided a more convenient means of modernization for the implementation of the above theory, so that one of the US presidential candidates, John mccke, also joked that he would use google's search engine to find a vice president's campaign partner. Of course, online search is not a secret patent, and the popular "human flesh search" in China is the popularization of the above methods.

The basic function of "human flesh search" is "finding people". Instead of finding people online, you can find people on the Internet and publish relevant information through the Internet. Some people have used this method to find lost friends and friends. Some people also use this method to launch a "large network search" and publish their personal information on the Internet to attack the latter's views or actions. Such "human flesh search" is actually "aggressive search ".

"Human flesh search" is used to find friends and friends. I believe it is a warm scene that everyone is willing to see. If it is used to "attack others", it is advisable to stop! If freedom of information and freedom of speech are the embodiment of civil rights in a society ruled by law, and the Internet makes freedom of speech easier, citizens in a society ruled by law must realize that all rights are accompanied by obligations, any freedom is inseparable from responsibility. If the words and deeds of the attackers are contrary to mainstream morality and values, we must not forget that attacks against anyone must be placed in the prohibited area of the law.

The consequences of some "aggressive searches" are indeed worrying: After the Wenchuan earthquake, "Die leopard", a top-notch netizen, was "exposed" and forced to leave school, "Fan Xiaohua" was implicated by "Fan Xiaohua" and was attacked by a third party to use emergency tents and beat others. A city's young volunteers have been following illegal vehicles for a long time, causing heated disputes ......

Although "human flesh search" is one of the manifestations of citizens' freedom of speech and information, it cannot be at the cost of infringing others' rights. Compared with moral condemnation of certain controversial words and deeds, the privacy right of ordinary citizens is obviously in a higher position because it is protected by law. The publication of personal information of citizens (such as residential addresses, home phones and mobile phones, work units, income status, citizenship numbers, physiological characteristics, and medical records) shall be deemed to infringe upon the privacy of others. Even if the words and deeds of attackers who are searched are inappropriate, they cannot be a legitimate reason for infringement of their privacy. "moral judgment" must be placed before the privacy of individuals. Even if attackers are suspected of committing crimes, investigations by state organs are not allowed to be conducted through "online trials.

Opinions and behaviors are the norm of any society. Regularization rather than arbitrary dispute resolution is the most basic feature of a society ruled by law and one of the fundamental signs of the difference between civilization and barbaric. In a "regularization" society, freedom means to do things that are not prohibited by law, rather than anything else. The above real-world consensus also applies to the online world that appears to be "virtual" and is actually an extension of the real world.

Although "No one knows you are a dog" on the Internet, when everyone enjoys the freedom and rights as a person through the Internet, do not forget to assume the responsibilities and obligations of people in society (that is, the responsibilities and obligations to respect their rights and freedom). Otherwise, we will live in a "transparent" environment where people are at risk-because the "human flesh search" may not only make everyone know who you are, but also allow anyone to find you, it is convenient to harass, abuse, slander and other attacks against you, but you do not know who infringes on you, because at this time, the information of both sides is in a very large asymmetry.

If people can use the "stealth" convenience of the internet without being responsible for their own words and deeds, there is a great possibility that rationality will deviate from the normal track, normally, disputes and criticism may evolve into speech-based violence. What's more frightening is that such speech-based violence often appears in a mass manner that does not require prior consent, like countless runaway rivers, the flood is not only enough to immediately drown any "alien", but also can directly destroy the bank of the system on which the society depends for normal operation at any time.