随着互联网信息技术的发展和大数据时代的到临，现代社会对公民个人信息的收集和使用进入空前广泛的阶段，公民个人信息被泄露的风险也不断提高。公民个人信息权益与隐私权、财产权等基本权利息息相关，对个人信息的非法利用极有可能损害公民合法权益，扰乱社会公共秩序。虽然我国现已形成了较为完备的公民个人信息保护立法体系，但在司法实践中，公民个人信息维权仍然存在难以突破的困境。目前，以公益诉讼方式保护公民个人信息成为一项新的研究课题。从理论基础上讲，公民个人信息保护具备公益性特征，与公益诉讼标的理论相契合；从实践基础上讲，实务中对公益诉讼适用范围的拓展已经在探索之中。公民个人信息保护公益诉讼制度的构建和完善已不再是空中楼阁。

As the internet information technology developed and the arrival of the era of big data, the collection and use of citizens’ personal information entered an unprecedented stage now. And citizens’ personal information is faced with the risk of being leaked. The rights and interests of citizens' personal information are closely related to privacy, property rights and other basic rights. The illegal use of personal information is likely to damage the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and disturb the public order. Although the current substantive law of our country has made a relatively complete specification for the personal information security of citizens, it is still difficult to break through the dilemma of citizens' personal information rights in judicial practice. Therefore, the protection of citizens’ right to personal information in the form of public interest litigation has become a new research topic.
From the theoretical basis, the protection of citizens’ personal information is compatible with the theory of the subject matter of public interest litigation. Because it’s helpful to public welfare; Form the practical basis, it has been exploring to expand the scope of application of public interest litigation. The construction and completion of public interest litigation system of citizens’ personal information protection is no longer a castle in the air.