Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Relating to the Use of Facial Recognition Technology to Process Personal Information

关于审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定

SPC interpretation protects personal facial information

By Susan Mok

(Issued by the Supreme People's Court on July 28, 2021 and effective as of August 1, 2021.)

(最高人民法院于二零二一年七月二十八日发布,自二零二一年八月一日起施行 。)

法释〔2021〕15号

SPC Interpretation [2021] No.15

为正确审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件,保护当事人合法权益,促进数字经济健康发展,根据《中华人民共和国民法典》《中华人民共和国网络安全法》《中华人民共和国消费者权益保护法》《中华人民共和国电子商务法》《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》等法律的规定,结合审判实践,制定本规定。

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