On December 15th, 1791, the Bill of Rights was created. Hope for the new nation was high, with these new rules to secure the people's independence. The country had finally broken away from it oppressors and was on its way to greatness. But what the founding fathers didn't know was that a little less than three centuries later, each amendment would have been either broken, changed, or not even valid.
The Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,” Getting a general idea of the amendment, one could see thats it is saying a person has the right to privacy. Meaning the government can't look …show more content…
On June 5, 2013, he released documents that revealed crucial information the NSA (National Security Agency) had been keeping on its citizens. Those documents included that the NSA had access to phone records, text messages, and a program that can see practically see everything its user does on the internet. What he revealed, destroyed any thought the nation had about them having the right of privacy within minutes of the first leak. He is being called a whistleblower, a traitor, and a threat national security, but what he did opened eyes and made people realize that maybe their government wasn't as honest as they thought they were. Another example of the government breaching privacy rights is in 2002 Congress revised the HIPPA act to be able to release records of your PHI (Personal Health Information), for national security purposes. While it may not seem like a big deal to some, this means that a person's private health information can be accessed anytime, anywhere. And if a federal agent asked to see one’s records, companies would have to hand over no questions asked. Contravening the Fourth Amendment …show more content…
Humans are creatures of instinct, and an instinct is to have their own possessions, secrets, things to keep to themselves, their own privacy. If the government could have a balance, only checking into people's privacy when they have proof of the law being broken, then this would not even be an issue. But unfortunately, this is a serious problem that needs to be addressed immediately. Losing the trust of citizens is the last thing any country would want to happen, but the possibility is very real if they keep going in this direction of no privacy. Every time the government has been confronted with them violating privacy rights, they just tied up neatly in a garbage bag then threw it away, avoiding the discussion all together. It is time for a change, it's time for a call to action. It's time to make what the founding fathers of the USA strived for become a reality. It's time for privacy to actually mean something in this
The Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,” Getting a general idea of the amendment, one could see thats it is saying a person has the right to privacy. Meaning the government can't look …show more content…
On June 5, 2013, he released documents that revealed crucial information the NSA (National Security Agency) had been keeping on its citizens. Those documents included that the NSA had access to phone records, text messages, and a program that can see practically see everything its user does on the internet. What he revealed, destroyed any thought the nation had about them having the right of privacy within minutes of the first leak. He is being called a whistleblower, a traitor, and a threat national security, but what he did opened eyes and made people realize that maybe their government wasn't as honest as they thought they were. Another example of the government breaching privacy rights is in 2002 Congress revised the HIPPA act to be able to release records of your PHI (Personal Health Information), for national security purposes. While it may not seem like a big deal to some, this means that a person's private health information can be accessed anytime, anywhere. And if a federal agent asked to see one’s records, companies would have to hand over no questions asked. Contravening the Fourth Amendment …show more content…
Humans are creatures of instinct, and an instinct is to have their own possessions, secrets, things to keep to themselves, their own privacy. If the government could have a balance, only checking into people's privacy when they have proof of the law being broken, then this would not even be an issue. But unfortunately, this is a serious problem that needs to be addressed immediately. Losing the trust of citizens is the last thing any country would want to happen, but the possibility is very real if they keep going in this direction of no privacy. Every time the government has been confronted with them violating privacy rights, they just tied up neatly in a garbage bag then threw it away, avoiding the discussion all together. It is time for a change, it's time for a call to action. It's time to make what the founding fathers of the USA strived for become a reality. It's time for privacy to actually mean something in this