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What would a constitutional amendment that could head off the panopticon look like? How about The people shall be secure against surveillance of their person
by delichon 1y ago
What would a constitutional amendment that could head off the panopticon look like? How about
The people shall be secure against surveillance of their persons, data, communications, and movements. No government shall collect, compel, or purchase such information except upon a warrant founded on probable cause. Mass or indiscriminate surveillance is prohibited.
edit: added "or purchase" per comment.
- solid_fuel 1y agoI believe this wording may leave a loophole, allowing the government to purchase such information from a 3rd party.
- DANmode 1y agoAs it is now.
- elevation 1y agoIn the text above, “Warrant” is used in the colloquial sense (a judicial permission slip) rather than in the literal sense (the extenuating circumstances that prompt or “warrant” the action by law enforcement.) I recommend replacing the language “warrant founded on probable cause” with a statement more specifically limiting the government. For instance, the fourth amendment allows the government to search and seize ONLY IF it can describe beforehand l specifically the scope of the search. Such specific language would also benefit this provision.