Original
A Risk-Centered Approach to Data Privacy: Interpreting the Birth of China’s Personal Information Protection Law
Abstract
Recent years have witnessed a rapid evolution of China’s data privacy legislation, contrasting sharply with its long-standing Confucian and Communist notions of privacy. Triggered by social incidents such as telecom fraud amid large-scale data collection, this legislative surge reflects a risk-centered approach aimed at maintaining overall social stability. Rooted in a collectivist imaginary of data privacy, data privacy is characterized as a delicate balance between security and development, positioning data privacy within broader concerns of public security, economic growth, governance, and social welfare, revealing a uniquely Chinese pathway in the global discourse on privacy protection.
中文
以风险为中心的数据隐私路径：解读中国《个人信息保护法》的诞生
摘要
近年来，中国的数据隐私立法迅速演变，与其长期存在的儒家和共产主义隐私观念形成鲜明对比。在大规模数据收集背景下，电信诈骗等社会事件触发下，这一立法浪潮反映了一种以风险为中心的方法，旨在维护整体社会稳定。植根于集体主义的数据隐私想象，数据隐私被刻画为安全与发展之间的微妙平衡，将数据隐私置于公共安全、经济增长、治理和社会福利等更广泛关切的脉络之中，揭示了全球隐私保护话语中一条独特的中国路径。
关键词
数据隐私、个人信息保护法、风险治理、社会稳定、中国路径、隐私保护、集体主义