Protecting people with disabilities’ data privacy in government information disclosure: facilitation by procurator-led public-interest litigation

Abstract

AbstractImproper processing of sensitive personal data concerning disabled people in government information disclosure not only violates their privacy rights but also leads to discrimination, stigmatization, and other serious secondary harm, that have long been overlooked. China’s procurator-led public-interest litigation system is a powerful tool for protecting the privacy rights of vulnerable groups. This paper contends that procurator-led public-interest litigation, as a supplement to and support for private-interest litigation, assists the Chinese government in fulfilling its international obligations to protect the right to privacy of disabled people.Keywords: Right to privacygovernment information disclosurepublic-interest litigationdisabilitiesChina Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by National Social Science Fund of China under Grant [19CFX063].