個人資料保護法上損害賠償之探討──兼評最高法院九十一年度台上字第三七二號判決

Compensation Issues under the Personal Information Protection Act: A Comment on the Supreme Court's Decision

個資法的通過與施行，除象徵我國在人權保障邁入新的里程碑，也代表政府對個人資料及隱私權的尊重。但由於個資法修正幅度甚大，有關民事損害賠償責任規範的內容又過於簡略，如何適用遂成問題。本文試圖經由學理的探討，評析實務對個資法所持見解，藉以釐清因條文規範不明所可能發生之疑義，冀望在現行民事損害賠償法的體系，為個資法損害賠償請求權尋求定位。

The enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) marked the beginning of a new era of the protection of human rights.  It also demonstrated a willingness of the government to show the re-spect for the right to privacy of all individuals regarding their person-al data. Among the new amendments the provisions relating to the compensation for damages arising from the violation are the most contentious owing to their obviously over-simple wordings. An in-depth analysis of how to apply these provisions is needed. This Paper attempts to analyze the current opinions of the courts and clarify the ambiguity of the provisions by applying the theories of compensation.  The ultimate aim is to locate the PIPAs compensation provisions within the existing system of civil compensation laws.