개인정보 보호법과 개인영상정보의 보호에 관한 소고- 보호체계 현황, 문제점 및 개선방향 제시를 중심으로 -

PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT(hereinafter referred to as “PIP Act”) had been established in March 2011 and has been enforced for 2 years since September 2011. PIP Act has been undergoing trial and error. PIP Act is universally applicable into the all field(to put it concretely, both public service and private service). PIP Act stipulate “Restrictions on Installation and Operation of Image Data Processing Equipment” as an article 25. This article provides that No one shall install and operate image data processing equipment in a public space except certain specific case. Namely PIP Act protect the personal image data(hereinafter referred to as “PID”) especially. This study concentrates on the protection system of personal image data in terms of PIP ACT and analysis the problem of discordance between PID's legal concept and practical usage. Besides This study lights up unsystematic legal structure that connecting PID and image data processing equipment irrelevantly. This study supposes that PID's legal concept should be reestablished. Finally, This study suggests that protection system of personal image data should be renewed as an another legislation.