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The saying is twisted, because it already assumes privacy is a privilege, which it is not. It's a basic right, written to the constitution
by noodlesoups 6y ago
The saying is twisted, because it already assumes privacy is a privilege, which it is not. It's a basic right, written to the constitution
- nerdkid93 6y agoIt is? I did a quick search through the Constitution [0] and Bill of Rights [1] and found no mention of the word "privacy." [0] https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcri... [1] https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transc...
- noodlesoups 6y agoSuppose it depends on your country. Here's Finland's (10 §): https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1999/19990731 https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1999/19990731 Although the constitution was recently changed (same one) here aswell, so you may very well have a point: https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10436005 https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10436005 It took what, two months to rush the new clause through? It's like being the constitution has no weight on it at all.
- tatersolid 6y ago> Amendment IV > The 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.