Recently, the“Personal Information Protection Law (Draft)”was published and public opinions were solicited. At present, the world is experiencing the background of digital transformation. Data, especially the data based on personal information, is becoming a new factor of production and has been endowed with great economic and social value. At the same time, the development of new technology and new mode has also brought about a series of problems, such as excessive collection and abuse of personal information, and“big data killing”, which pose a serious threat to personal information security and cause various social risks. It is of far-reaching significance to reflect on the problems existing in the protection and utilization of personal information in China and to provide institutional solutions with Chinese wisdom for practice.

Professor Shen Weixing believes that the promulgation of the draft can build a system of personal information rights, maintain a good ecological environment in cyberspace, safeguard the construction of a network power and digital China, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of digital economy. Researcher Zhou Hanhua believes that the draft embodies the Chinese style legislative wisdom, but the legislation should focus on solving the contradictions. Professor Gao Fuping believes that in order to formulate a law to promote the circulation and utilization of personal information, the key is to upgrade the protection of personal information to the level of basic human rights protection, and establish legal channels for the circulation and utilization of personal information. Deputy director Zhao Guang believes that we should proceed and consider from the perspective of global data governance. Professor Cheng Jinhua believes that“positive list”“negative list”and rule game mechanism should be constructed. Professor Zheng Lei analyzed the two roles of the government in participating in data governance, namely, policy makers and data users. Liu Yanjun believes that the draft needs to be further strengthened in the definition of personal information, automatic decision-making provisions, administrative governance system and legal liability. Associate professor Hu Ling believes that information infrastructure is needed to ensure proper disclosure of personal information. Associate professor Cui Congcong believes that the right to restrict the processing of personal information can not only stop the abuse of personal information, but also prevent the subject of personal information from exercising the right of deletion in a hurry.