Technology And Social Media's Effect On The People's Privacy

Since the time the framers of the constitution, technology has improved significantly which has led to an increasing concern in the privacy of an individual. Technology, used by government agencies and commercial enterprises, has led to a change in one’s privacy and freedom. For this reason, the agencies and enterprises have been called into question of infringement of the fourth. Using the lessons learned from history, the framers of the constitutions created the fourth amendment, which protects from unreasonable searches, and the fifth amendment, which prevents a person from incriminating himself or herself, to create a government with just laws, but with the advancement in technology, the fourth amendment needs to expand its policies to fit the changes in modern society.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…” Sound familiar? Well it should. That quote was a section of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Those lines are one of the many things that set America apart from other countries around the world. It has protected us for centuries from “unreasonable searches and seizures…” made by anyone, including the government. This is all beginning to change with the inventions of the smartphone, computer, and even GPS. These inventions have possibly turned our world for the better, or maybe even for the worse.

The Fourth Amendment is an important part of our constitution and protecting U.S. citizens’ rights, but has recently been weakened and worm holed by the government. The amendment states that there has to be a search warrant issued in order to be able to gain access to a U.S. citizens personal records. Since the 60’s however, this rule has been bypassed to allow the NSA to have the ability to search homes and personal records without a search warrant. Modern technology has negatively effected the amendment, and has been one of the most recent cases of the amendment being worm holed. When the “private information” is put on social media site, the information then belongs to the site, not the user. This allows the government to get on the site,

Americans security and the Fourth Amendment have been conflicting since the origin of the amendment. Some Americans started to be at odds with whether their security is at risk with the amendment, yet other citizens feel that privacy is equally important. With the coming of the twenty first century complications between the two are certainly bound to occur. Since the coming of the digital age and mass production of personal electronics, people’s privacy becomes imminent. Simple reasoning shows America rebelled from Great Britain; and one of those reasons for America to fight for its independence is that there was no sensible privacy was being showed. Although the Fourth Amendment tries to protect the privacy of Americans data, it should be

Privacy! It’s an elementary principle we all value and fight to protect. However, with technological trends, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, our lives have now become accessible to all. These social media platforms have become part of our daily lives, from sharing personal information or activities to communal networking. The fascination to be trendy and acquire followers, is compromising our privacy principles and places us at significant risk. It’s remarkably easy to pretend that we control what personal information we share, however, realistically we leave technological trails every day we login to these apps, or browse the internet. For the most part, it seems that

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution emphatically states that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause (Legal Information Institute 1.1).” Although the Fourth Amendment protects the privacy of people, today’s technology has led to privacy issues that need to be addressed. For example, when people comment on Twitter, it and a few other digital companies keep all the comments a person has ever posted (Daniel Zwerdling 1.2). Similarly, warrants must be used at all times if people are seizing information from someone, but searching through metadata does not require a warrant and there is no cause. Another issue is camera surveillance, which captures people who have not committed a crime, and security people do not need a warrant to

The Fourth Amendment makes certain that people are protected within themselves and “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” Although the Fourth Amendment protects the privacy of people, today’s technology has led to privacy issues that need to be addressed. For illustration, when people comment on Twitter, Twitter and a few other digital companies keep all the comments a person has ever posted. Similarly, warrants must be used at all times if people are seizing information from someone, but searching through metadata does not need a warrant and there is no cause. Another issue is surveillance captures people with cameras, and people who have not committed a crime are still being watched, but security people do not need a warrant

Social Media is a current way in which people are using to interact with one another daily. Since the launch of various Social Networking Sites (SNS) its been a huge attraction in a new way to share information with others and correspond with interests of your choice in many different forms. Although social media sites allow users to share information with friends and other sites on the internet, many people are unaware of how their privacy is getting out. Now that the expansion of global connection through these social media networking sites are so highly present in todays society, giving us easy access to information, the lack of one's privacy is being diminished. Everyday peoples privacy rights are

The Fourth Amendment clearly states that the person has the right to be secure in their home especially from unreasonable searches of property by the government. In todays society, there is invasion of privacy through social media, personal accounts, and through phone services. “But with the advancement of digital technologies, "Big Brother's" reach has gotten way wider, recording our movements—and our conversations—in a surprising amount of places”, stated David Bakke. The data that is being collected is a risk since another person can get a hold of a person’s personal information for either positive or negative

There is a lot of debate about privacy, where it is going, if it still prevails, and what it means for society. Without a doubt, privacy is under threat and will never be the same as it once was. In the past decade, the evolution of social media and technology has changed the definition of privacy, and has transformed American culture. 1984 wasn’t completely right about what the future would look like, but it was right about how big Brother is always watching us. Big Brother in our world would be the government. Although technology is useful for security purposes, technology has proven to be too invasive which leads to big problems down the road. In the past decade, the evolution of social media and technology has changed the definition of privacy, and has transformed American culture.

To begin with, the Fourth Amendment is “"[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” (Fourth Amendment | Wex Legal Dictionary / Encyclopedia | LII / Legal Information Institute.) Even though there this amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizures, there are exceptions to the rule where a warrant is not needed. This paper will highlight and explain those exceptions. Also, let us look at the technology and laws that protects information on social media.

Throughout history we have fought for many things, freedom, justice, nobility, and today we fight one of the biggest battles yet, we are fighting for our right to privacy. We as a public click away a number of liberties that we have never realised were there to be taken away, with the popularisation of the internet and social media we willingly allow more and more of our individual freedoms to be taken away. As technology evolves we must heed the warnings today in order to avoid an orwellian tomorrow

Despite the overwhelming concerns regarding online privacy, people continue using technology and share their information on social media. According to the article “We Want Privacy But We Can’t Stop Sharing” by Kate Murphy, a journalist for the New York Times, she claims that “it’s hard to argue for the value of privacy when people eagerly share so much achingly personal information on social media.” In other words, people

“It took the radio 38 years, the television 13 years, and the World Wide Web 4 years to reach 50 million users” (Statistic Brain). As of September 2017, research now shows that there are over a billion people worldwide who use the internet. People utilize the internet because it offers endless unfettered access to copious quantities of diverse data. Statistics confirm that 58% of people have at least one social network profile, revealing that social media plays a significant part in the internet world. The reason for this is that social networks are portrayed as an ideal method to keep up with family and friends; especially if those mentioned live far away. What the internet and social networks doesn’t reveal, but rather conceals, is the monstrous lack of secrecy they possess. Until preventive methods are established by either the government or an individual; the internet will continue to obtain and distribute individuals’ private information to various networks; whether with or without consent.

Social network sites contain specifically precious information. This data inevitably relates personal information of its users, which shows particular details of their life. According to Obole, Cruz, & Welsh (2015), using social networking sites have resulted in concerning issues relating to privacy, for instance, manipulate voters, track users or disclose user’s location. Indeed, business sector and government controls the numerous data on social networking sites; however, the authentic causes of violations on personal data theft stems from both users themselves and organizations, which are both participants leading to encroachments of