Journal of Guangzhou University (Social Science Edition). 2024, 23(4): 99-112.
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As a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution, privacy rights imply self-determination and non-interference, and should be respected and guaranteed by the State. Public officials, as ordinary citizens, should also enjoy the privacy rights. The current exploration of digital surveillance measures can be categorized into measures based on different purposes, measures based on different methods, and measures based on different targets, in which the acquisition and disclosure of personal information, the analysis and comparison of personal information, and other behaviors affecting the targets of surveil lance fall within the scope of the protection of the privacy rights. Although the privacy rights of public officials need to be limited for reasons of public interest, such as public scrutiny, there is still a right to re quest protection against excessive interference by the State, including excessive direct intrusion and leak age of information by the State. The boundaries of restriction lie in the legitimacy of the end, the appropriateness of the means and the necessity, and the balance between the benefits gained from regulation and the benefits lost from restriction. In this regard, it is necessary to strengthen the protection of the privacy rights of public officials from such three aspects as reservation of law, technical governance, and responsibility regulation, to realize the balance between individual interests and public interests.