개인정보 열람내역의 공개 및 열람에 관한 고찰-대법원 2013. 9. 13. 선고 2011두9942 판결을 중심으로-

On September 13, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that separate procedures are required in order to extract recorded access to taxpayer’s personal information and that the data retained and managed by the National Tax Service cannot be utilized in this process, as this would exhaust a considerable amount of time. This ruling, a pioneering case, carries significance as it deals with the question of whether records (i.e. log-in records and details on access history) on one’s access to personal information is subject to release under the Public Information Act. Based on the above ruling, this research looks into whether or not perusal records on personal information can be released under the Public Information Act. Furthermore, the research successively looks into whether the respective subject may be subject to perusal under the Act on the Protection of Public Information and the Electronic Government Act. The following was given due focus with regard to the respective legislations reviewed: the meaning of information retained and managed by public institutions (Public Information Act), the scope of perusal claim belonging to the information principal (Personal Information Protection Act), and scope of perusal for joint use information (Electronic Government Act), among others. In order to satisfy the citizen’s right-to-know and to guarantee the autonomy of personal information, active efforts for legal interpretation and legal modifications would be essential, towards expanding information release and/or scope of perusal. Procedural control apparatus for the Electronic Government Act would be advisable to prevent the misuse or abuse of personal information perusal.