Is it illegal to peek at other people's chat records?

It is illegal to peek at other people's chat records.

Exposing others' chat records violates others' privacy rights. According to the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, under normal circumstances, you can be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment may be increased to more than 5 days 10 days, and a fine of less than 500 yuan may be imposed. In addition, revealing the privacy of the other party may also constitute a crime if it causes serious consequences. Natural persons enjoy the right to privacy, and no organization or individual may infringe upon others' right to privacy, including spying, harassing, revealing or disclosing others' private information.

Privacy protection of chat records;

1. Legal provisions: According to relevant laws, personal communication content belongs to privacy, and others may not view or disclose it at will without the consent of the parties concerned;

2. The scope of the right to privacy: the right to privacy includes personal information and communication secrets. , any form of chat records are protected by law;

3. Illegal acts: obtaining others' chat records without permission may constitute illegal acts such as invasion of privacy and communication secrets;

4. Legal liability: Infringement of others' privacy rights may lead to civil liability for compensation, and in serious cases, it may be suspected of criminal offences and be investigated by law.

To sum up, exposing others' chat records not only violates the right to privacy, but also may be sanctioned by law, because no organization or individual may infringe others' right to privacy.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 1032

Natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public. Privacy is the private space, private activities and private information that natural people live in peace and don't want to be known by others.