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Privacy is a human right? citation needed.

josu 4y ago
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: >Article 12 >No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
- jasonlotito 4y ago
  That allows for interference with someones privacy. Basically, interference of privacy based on reason or system is allowed. It does give you the right to not be subjected to interference of your privacy from random choice or personal whim is not. According to the article, that right has not been broken. Moreover, you do not have a right to privacy. Rather, you have a the right to not have your privacy arbitrarily interfered with. This is a pretty important distinction.
implements 4y ago
(From Wikipedia) The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ensures that "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." (Also) Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. It’s generally understood that without privacy people are effectively disenfranchised politically, because any expression of an contentious opinion or association with subversive or dissident thinkers becomes potentially so harmful that wise people would avoid both and keep almost entirely to themselves or family.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
  > unreasonable > arbitrary There is no absolute right to privacy.
  - implements 4y ago
    Of-course, but then there are no absolute rights that I can think off - property can be taxed, movement restricted by imprisonment / laws against trespass, labour can be forced by military draft or prison work, speech restricted by laws against defamation / abusive conduct, life can be taken in self-defence or during military service, etc.
  - zaroth 4y ago
    There are no absolute rights. Even the right to life is not absolute.
seanw444 4y ago
Privacy not being a human right is acceptable?
eric_cc 4y ago
It certainly is an ideal if not a legally protected right. Before slaves were free, they could still say “freedom is a human right”.

josu 4y ago

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: >Article 12 >No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

jasonlotito 4y ago
That allows for interference with someones privacy. Basically, interference of privacy based on reason or system is allowed. It does give you the right to not be subjected to interference of your privacy from random choice or personal whim is not. According to the article, that right has not been broken. Moreover, you do not have a right to privacy. Rather, you have a the right to not have your privacy arbitrarily interfered with. This is a pretty important distinction.

implements 4y ago

(From Wikipedia) The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ensures that "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." (Also) Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. It’s generally understood that without privacy people are effectively disenfranchised politically, because any expression of an contentious opinion or association with subversive or dissident thinkers becomes potentially so harmful that wise people would avoid both and keep almost entirely to themselves or family.

2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
> unreasonable > arbitrary There is no absolute right to privacy.
- implements 4y ago
  Of-course, but then there are no absolute rights that I can think off - property can be taxed, movement restricted by imprisonment / laws against trespass, labour can be forced by military draft or prison work, speech restricted by laws against defamation / abusive conduct, life can be taken in self-defence or during military service, etc.
- zaroth 4y ago
  There are no absolute rights. Even the right to life is not absolute.

seanw444 4y ago

Privacy not being a human right is acceptable?

eric_cc 4y ago

It certainly is an ideal if not a legally protected right. Before slaves were free, they could still say “freedom is a human right”.