most significant impact.
Positive Impact of Federalism on Privacy Rights
The right to privacy is one of the core concepts of contemporary liberal constitutional ideas in the United States (Lim, 2015, p.415). Actually, the right to privacy is a principle that is embedded in the architecture of the U.S. Constitution, especially on the Bill of Rights. In light of recent security threats, the central government has enacted legislation that seemingly infringe on the right to privacy. Moreover, there have been numerous concerns on whether federalism interferes with this constitutional right. Despite these concerns, federalism has had positive impacts on citizens'… Continue Reading...
concerns over privacy versus the government's concerns over national security.
For Apple, privacy is integral. Indeed, the right to privacy is a right expressly protected by the constitution in the First Amendment. Amidst increased hacking concerns, the company created arguably the strongest encryption software to prevent access to data held in its devices through backdoor mechanisms -- the data can only be accessed using the user's master password. With its encryption techniques, it is impossible or extremely difficult for hackers and other cyber criminals to access private information held in Apple devices. This guarantees Apple customers absolute safety of their private information. Indeed, unlike most other… Continue Reading...
address the genuine legal problems that surveillance and brainwashing raise. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution addresses surveillance by providing the right to privacy to all American citizens. The government is prohibited from unreasonable searches and seizures according to the Fourth Amendment, and that clause refers to searches and seizures of information, not just of property (Slobogin). There are many types of surveillance that the founding fathers would not have anticipated when the Constitution was ratified. Of course, the most obvious type of surveillance that the founding fathers would not have anticipated is Internet and other digital types of surveillance. In fact, one day in the future it could be… Continue Reading...
various rights enshrined in the declaration, i.e. the right to health and the right to privacy could be easily compromised in the absence of decent shelter. At the individual level it is important to note that homelessness could lead to intense emotional and physical distress. Homelessness leaves individuals exposed to tough elements of nature and prone to diseases and insecurities. It is even worse for children, whereby their exposure to circumstances related to lack of shelter could seriously affect that moral as well as emotional and social development. It has been demonstrated in various studies that persons born in an unstable housing… Continue Reading...
rules and regulations that have to be considered as the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly gives people the right to privacy. Nonetheless, Homeland Security requires that the nation consider the evolution of terrorism and view it not just as an external threat but also as an internal threat. In other words, terrorism is not just a variable or factor that comes from outside the borders—it can also come from inside. Domestic terrorism or homegrown terrorism can result from the radicalization of members of society who are disgruntled, angry and in communication with radical elements abroad. Immigration presents specific risks for precisely that reason. Yet ethical issues and… Continue Reading...
of those who oppose the AUMF are rooted in a desire to preserve the right to privacy, a desire to curb spending on foreign wars, a desire to stop regime change abroad, and a desire bring American forces home.
On the other side are those who support the War on Terror. At the time of Bush’s invasion of Afghanistan, Americans supported the War 2-1 (Langer, 2001). Their interests were security and a desire for atonement for 9/11. By 2012, however, only 1 in 4 Americans supported a continuation of the War (Madison, 2012). The reason for this could be that the majority of… Continue Reading...
