Provisions of the Civil Code on Telephone Harassment

Legal analysis: On the first day of the New Year in 2021, my country's first law named after the "Code" - the "Civil Code" was officially implemented. From then on, making harassing phone calls and leaking other people's information are "illegal" acts, and the harassed person has the right to maintain their privacy and personal information protection. Personal information of natural persons, such as name, date of birth, ID number, biometric information, address, phone number, email, health information, whereabouts information, etc., are protected by law.

Legal basis: "The People's Republic of China and the Civil Code"

Article 1032: Natural persons enjoy the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe on the privacy rights of others through spying, intrusion, leakage, disclosure, etc. Privacy is a natural person's private life and peace, and the private space, private activities, and private information that he does not want others to know.

Article 1033 Unless otherwise provided by law or with the express consent of the right holder, no organization or individual may carry out the following acts: (1) Using telephone calls, text messages, instant messaging tools, or emails to Intruding on the private life and tranquility of others through such methods as leaflets, flyers, etc.; (2) Entering, photographing, and peeping into other people's homes, hotel rooms, and other private spaces; (3) Photographing, peeping, eavesdropping, and disclosing other people's private activities; (4) Photographing, peeping at, Private parts of other people’s bodies; (5) Processing other people’s private information;