Is it illegal for the Public Security Bureau to disclose personal information?

Public security organs belong to state organs, and any inquiry about personal information from public security organs requires relevant certificates and identity materials. Without permission, the public security organ shall not consult citizens' information without authorization. According to the provisions of relevant laws, citizens' information is protected according to law, and it is illegal to inquire about citizens' information without involving cases or investigations, or under the premise of incomplete procedures. Involving the disclosure of citizen information, criminal and administrative responsibilities shall be investigated according to law. Citizens can go to the police station to inquire about their identity information, but in general they can only inquire about their own information. When inquiring about the identity information of others, the public security organ may refuse the inquiry request in accordance with the provisions, and citizens shall entrust relevant personnel to handle the inquiry according to law.

legal ground

Article 19 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards, if the staff of state organs or financial, telecommunications, transportation, education, medical and other units disclose the personal information of citizens recorded in resident identity cards obtained in the course of performing their duties or providing services, which constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; If the case does not constitute a crime, it shall be detained by the public security organ from 10 to 15 and fined 5000 yuan. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated. If a unit commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph, which constitutes a crime, it shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If it does not constitute a crime, the public security organ shall detain the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel for more than 10 and less than 15, and impose a fine of more than100000 yuan and less than 500000 yuan. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and causes damage to others shall bear civil liability according to law.