What is the crime of prying into other people's privacy?

It is illegal to eavesdrop on other people's privacy, but eavesdropping on other people's privacy is generally not a crime, so it is not illegal.

1. Is it illegal to illegally enter other people's homes and install eavesdropping devices?

First of all, eavesdropping is generally an infringement, so the infringer should bear civil liability, but if it is illegal to sneak into other people's homes, it is a criminal act. The criminal law has the following provisions on infringement of privacy. Whoever illegally searches another person's body or residence, or illegally invades another person's residence, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. Any judicial officer who abuses his power and commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be given a heavier punishment. Whoever conceals, destroys or illegally opens other people's letters and infringes upon citizens' right to freedom of correspondence, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year or criminal detention.

Second, what should I do if I am violated by others?

China's laws protect the right to privacy of natural persons. When a natural person's right to privacy is illegally infringed by others, the victim can bring a lawsuit of reputation infringement to the court and ask the infringer to eliminate the influence and apologize. If the other party violates the privacy of others and causes economic losses, the other party must pay full compensation; If the spirit of the infringed person is damaged and causes serious consequences, he may ask the other party to compensate for the spiritual comfort.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

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.

Article 1033 Without the express consent of the obligee, no organization or individual may commit any of the following acts:

(a) by SMS, telephone, instant messaging tools, e-mail, leaflets, etc. Disturb the private life of others;

(2) Entering, peeping or photographing other people's houses, hotel rooms and other private spaces;

(3) Shooting, recording, making public, peeping or eavesdropping on other people's private activities;

(4) Shooting or peeping at the private parts of others' bodies;

(5) Collecting and processing other people's private information;

(6) Infringe upon the privacy of others in other ways.