The spirit of the fourth amendment is violated in several ways by our government already, dating back to the patriot act at least. Both the government and priva

The spirit of the fourth amendment is violated in several ways by our government already, dating back to the patriot act at least. Both the government and private sector have acted like it's okay to do mass spying these days because it's affordable (or profitable) and doesn't interrupt people's day-to-day activities. If we gave this issue the attention it deserved, I think public sentiment would be that it is not okay, and that we need new laws which protect people's privacy. The current information asymmetry creates fertile ground for abuse of individuals by both the state and private sector, in a way that amounts to tyranny, IMO --something the fourth amendment existed to protect us from. There's some activism around this, including, BNLT: https://restorethe4th.com/ https://restorethe4th.com/