First, the legal definition of investigating other people's information without permission
Investigating other people's information privately usually refers to obtaining, using or disseminating other people's personal information without their consent or authorization. This kind of behavior may involve legal issues such as infringement of others' privacy rights and personal information rights. According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, personal information is protected by law, and no organization or individual may illegally collect, use, process or transmit other people's personal information.
Second, the legal consequences of privately investigating other people's information
If the act of privately investigating other people's information is found to be illegal, then the perpetrator may face corresponding legal responsibilities. According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), an act that infringes on another person's right to privacy or personal information is a civil tort, and the victim has the right to demand the perpetrator to bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement and compensating for losses. At the same time, if the perpetrator's behavior constitutes a crime, he may also face criminal punishment.
Third, how to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
If you find that your personal information has been investigated or leaked by others privately, you can take the following measures to safeguard your legitimate rights and interests:
1. Collect evidence: keep evidence related to private investigation, such as phone records, text messages, chat records, etc. In order to provide proof when defending rights.
2. Alarm handling: If you think that private investigation has constituted a crime, you can report the case to the public security organ and demand that the perpetrators be investigated for criminal responsibility.
3. Bring a civil lawsuit: If a private investigation infringes on an individual's right to privacy or personal information, you can bring a civil lawsuit to the court and ask the actor to bear civil liability.
To sum up:
Whether investigating others' information privately can be prosecuted depends on the nature and purpose of the investigation and whether it infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of others. If the act of investigating privately constitutes an illegal act such as infringing on others' right to privacy or personal information, the victim has the right to bring a lawsuit to the court and demand to safeguard his legitimate rights and interests. When safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, we should pay attention to collecting evidence, calling the police or bringing a civil lawsuit.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 1034 stipulates:
Personal information of natural persons is protected by law.
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.
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 253 stipulates that:
Whoever, in violation of the relevant provisions of the state, sells or provides personal information of citizens to others, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.