With the development of legislation in common law system countries since the 20th century, American and Canadian legislators also put the provision about private secretes into their penal codes.

• 20世纪以来，随着英美法系各国立法运动的发展，美国各州以及加拿大都制定了各自的刑法典，并在其刑法典制定之初就将侵犯隐私权的犯罪明确规定在法典当中。