The Fourth Amendment Of A Citizen's Right To Privacy

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Madison Childers Mr. Sobieck Honors 20 March 2016 Every citizen has a fundamental right to privacy. No citizen should have the government looking at his or her information without his or her permission. The amendments in the constitution should be enough to protect citizen’s privacy. The government should not have the right to collect people’s personal information. The fourth amendment gives every citizen a right to privacy. In the fourth amendment it clearly states that police or the government do not have the right to search citizens or their property with out having probable cause. What this really means is that everyone has a right to keep their property and their information to themselves. Its not something the government or law …show more content…

Our founding fathers did not have the technology that we have today so of course it was not included in the constitution. Many court cases have been very disputable when it comes to the constitution and laws on technology. Since the constitution does not directly talk about technology, people have interpreted parts of it, such as the fourth amendment, differently. Every citizen should have a basic right to privacy when they are using technology. This is another thing that the Fourth Amendment covers. The Fourth Amendment basically states that the government is not allowed to use your personal technology against you. Just because personal information is not physically there, but on the Internet or on a computer, it does not give the government the right to use it against …show more content…

Privacy is so important to protect because it allows us to make our own decisions. Privacy refers to the right to be left alone. Event though the constitution does not say so directly, it still provides amendments that clarify the privacy and protection that is given to citizens. When it comes to things like Internet privacy, you fight for the rights of everyone, including yourself, even if your choice is to not exercise those rights. The real issue of privacy is that it boils down to everyone not just you as an individual. Not only does a person have the right to their own information, but also they have the right to determine how their information is used and how private or public their personal identity

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