From the legal perspective, lawyer and “ villager ” Lin Bonan says, offences under the Personal Data Protection Act and libel, slander, and other defamatory behavior covered by Articles 309 and 310 of the Penal Code are two of the most likely forms of illegal behavior to be engaged in by Internet vigilantes.
從法律層面分析，也是「鄉民」的律師林柏男表示，《個人資料保護法》以及《刑法》第 309、310 條中的公然侮辱、誹謗等妨害名譽行為，是網友在人肉搜索過程中最可能侵犯的兩大法律。