목적구속원칙과 목적 외 개인정보 제3자 제공에 관한 비판적 검토 - 개인정보보호법 제18조에 따른 수사목적을 중심으로 -

“Principle of Purpose Specification and Limitation” is an emphasized principle as domestic and international standards of personal information without fail. “Principle of Purpose Specification and Limitation” which functions as determination of a concrete object and maintenance of personal information processing within the scope of personal information gathered become a criterion of importance for all legal processing process of information. Therefore, first of all, decision of personal information processing is demanded and the following continue an established goal of processing personal information in scope to the modificatory by “Principle of Purpose Specification and Limitation” required for use and transmission of personal data. “Principle of Purpose Specification and Limitation” which required for use and transmission of personal information appears as cardinal principles for the control the joint use or except purpose use of personal information. Eventually, this mean strict precautions in information transmission and utilization among national agencies are positively necessary for the guarantee of purpose specification and limitation. Consequently, processing goal of personal data should be materialized and also personal information object could recognize the fact which their information is collected in concordance with “Principle of Purpose Specification and Limitation” for protection of personal information. In my opinion, even if Article 18 paragraph 2 No. 7 of Personal Information Protection Act is deleted, it is no serious problems. Because personal information could be legally handled if unavoidable reason regarding investigative agencies observe obligation duty or public institutions carry out based on the statute performance should be proved.