The Government is Wiretapping You

Privacy (Pri-va-cy) n.1.the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. Americans fear that technological progress will destroy the concept of privy. The first known use of wiretap was in 1948. It’s no secret that the government watches individuals on a daily bases. According to the constitution, the Fourth Amendment serves to protect the people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Unreasonable is the word that tips the balance On one side is the intrusion on individuals’ Fourth Amendment rights and the other side is legitimate government interests, such as public safety. What we consider reasonable by law, the government might not think so. The word ‘privacy’ seems to be non-existent today in the 21st century; the use and advances of technology have deprived us of our privacy and given the government the authority to wiretap and or intervene in our lives. Our natural rights we’ve strived for since the foundation of this nation are being slashed down left to right when we let the government do as they wish. The government should not be given the authority to intervene without a reasonable cause and or consent of the individual

During an arrest, the only reason an officer stops you is when you are doing something wrong and is considered a threat to the public safety. When you get searched it is customary for a search warrant to be issued before they invade but, “The Supreme Court is considering whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant…”(John, 2014).As John L Micek from The Patriot News, cellphones are powerful computers that store sensitive personal information and more than 90% of Americans own at least one cell...

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