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I'm not sure the "Privacy is a human right" argument really holds water. Privacy is a good thing, and people should be able to control their data. But what the
by Veen 5y ago
I'm not sure the "Privacy is a human right" argument really holds water. Privacy is a good thing, and people should be able to control their data. But what the UDHR says about it is neither here nor there. It's non-binding and no government takes it entirely seriously. No corporations have ratified it, so it couldn't bind their behaviour anyway.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is somewhat binding, but the U.S. has so many reservations and opt-outs that it has little impact on domestic law.
- theonemind 5y agoSaying something is a human right seems roughly equivalent to saying sentient beings should not abridge another sentient being's right to something, not that any particular corporation or government accepts or practices it. Human slavery was once completely legal in the United States, and before the declaration of human rights existed, and we could still call that a human rights violation.
- omegaBroom 5y agoIt still is if you are a prisoner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_Stat...
- genewitch 5y agoAnd why does the US have one of the highest per capita incarceration rates on earth? 23¢ an hour, maybe?