As a result of recent lawsuits against many organizations, companies have developed a policy on proper email practices on company computers. No longer is your personal email regarded as private when accessed on a company's computer. Companies, in order to decrease lawsuits and increase productivity, have purchased email monitoring software to track email usage during work hours. Therefore, with the onslaught of email monitoring, is a private email really private?…
Privacy is something we value and may take for granted; however, there are occasions when an invasion of privacy may be justified. If privacy is to be breached, there must be compelling evidentially based reasons (legal, moral or prudential) for doing so. For example – parents have a vested interest in their children’s education, and in how they are performing. Information shared by the school with the parents regarding how their child is performing can assist parents to best support their child’s educational development. This is a clear, but very justified, breach of the child’s privacy. Another justifiable breach of privacy is when there is a clear palpable health risk to others, such as students being exposed to contagious diseases. Breach of privacy in this instance means that parents and the community can take the appropriate steps to contain and eliminate the problem.…
In today’s society, the word “privacy” has become ubiquitous. We see it every day; on HIPAA…
Throughout the history of the United States, Americans have always expected a certain level of privacy. This right was granted to them by both the First and Fourth Amendments of the US Constitution. In 2001, then President Georg W. Bush signed into law the US Patriot Act.…
When it comes to random student locker searches, I feel that all teachers have the responsibility to give any information that they may have concerning any illegal acts that their students are involved in. If this information leads to the administration searching that student’s locker, then it is being done to make sure all the students are being kept safe. I do not feel that anyone’s locker should be searched without a significant amount of proof or suspicion. It should not be done just because the student is considered a trouble maker. Though a student may be breaking the law or rules of the school, I feel that the student still has the right to have their privacy protected. When searching the locker, I feel that some discretion needs to be taken. Allowing the student body to know why and when another student’s locker is being searched would be, in my opinion, considered an infringement on their privacy. I feel that all of the students rights should always be protected. It goes with the old rule of thumb, innocent until proven guilty. Even when found guilty, the rights of the students should still be protected, but only to the extent that it maintains the safety of the student body. For example, if nothing is found during the search, not only could this be embarrassing to the student, it could also be an embarrassment to the school administration. On the other hand, if a gun were to be found in the student’s locker, then that student would not have the right to just leave the school. Their rights would be limited in order to keep the rest of the students safe.…
“ I cannot in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they are secretly building.”-(Edward Snowden). The ideals of our government rely on the hands of the current president who presides in the oval office to this day, Donald J. Trump. What can truly be done about the lies, deceitfulness, and soon to be Orwellian site in the eyes of the current president of the U.S of A. Notably, the broadcasting system of the live television in which shows the reality, in terms of what the public already knows. Far as media coverage, those who speak the news must need a sense of urgency towards current time of day or night. Can the public…
Schools are beginning to monitor students more for suspicious behavior to prevent violence. By identifying suspicious behavior early on and reporting to the school officials and authorities could save lives of others and themselves. However, there are some concerns that monitor students because they are classified of having a mental illness, can be considered discrimination and a violation of their student rights. Student monitoring can be both good and bad.…
The fourth amendment states that unreasonable searches or seizures are prohibited unless they have a warrant. the fourth amendment grew directly out o the colonists experience of unreasonable searches of there privacy and personal property. Even the king did not have the authority to search his peoples homes although government agents were allowed to search homes if the reason was lawful and they had a warrant. My family thinks this amendment is very important because of whats happening right now with the internet and individual surveillance. its more important than ever. The controversy is that the NSA and commercial (i.e. google) surveillance are eroding our privacy. I think the whole thing with the NSA seeing our emails is really creepy.…
A big problem that comes up for students is even letting them use computers in class because of internet security. Parents have a problem that their kid may get exposed to sites that are not appropriate for them. They need to see that the schools and teachers will have some kind of security or system set up that ensures them that their kid will not be easy pray for predators or exposed to any unfit site. Here in my hometown our school system does not allow the teachers to enforce security. They have put into place a filtration system that automatically declines students to ant access to sites that are unfit to view. It also does this to the teachers. Each teacher has their own login name and password that allows them to get online. They do allow request to be made of a temporary override of the filter by the teachers though. Everything is monitored by the tech department they do not need to have permission to do this. If for some reason or another a student would gain access, the teacher would be at fought. When students try to go to sites that they shouldn’t go to there’s an automatic pop up that has the word stop and the attempt is ended. Teachers should not at anytime allow their students to use a personal login. This needs to be…
In my opinion, I think that Americans would give up their privacy to get back free services. I say this because most Americans right now do not read privacy policies, so they do not know how much information they are giving away now. With how advertising works now I think it almost would benefit not only the advertisers but also the people that give away their information. Advertising on the internet is based off an algorithm that people make by browsing on google or some other websites, so even today I think people do not realize how much they have already given away to advertisers.…
The Fourth Amendment protects us citizens from the searching of our homes and private property without properly executed search warrants. If law enforcement wants to collect these records such as GPS tracking or cell phone tracking, they will need a search warrant based on probable cause. This constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment because it violates the individuals reasonable expectation of privacy. You would think that your location would be private and expect it to remain private, but that is not the case. When law enforcement seeks the cell phone location and this individual is inside his or her house, they cross the line by learning facts about the interior of the home, which is clearly illegal without a warrant. Let's say the…
The United States of America is based on freedom and holds capabilities citizens would never have in any other country. Although this is the case, we Americans aware that there is a price for the freedom they were given? “There is no such thing as a free lunch” a saying repeated by many hard-working Americans. Little does the population know that this indeed relates to them as well? Much like any other country, Americans government has kept their civilization in the dark of their true colors. Evidence has surfaced as early as the 1920’s that the government has had surveillance of the population without their knowledge. Extending their surveillance, the government has now invaded on innocent’s…
Has anyone ever look through your belonging without asking and thought it was moral? Having privacy is a huge problem in our society too many individuals and celebrity.Without Privacy, anyone could invade your life by stealing your identity and personal records. In the first amendment, The bill of rights says that everyone should have their right of privacy no matter what. Privacy is having freedom way from others. "Individuals who live in a civil country or state deserve their right to privacy under any condition even though they are a celebrity because…
“We will not trade our liberty for security. Not now, not ever”! (dilemmas p. 2) Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky stated in a security speech to the CPAC. There are two conflicting views emerging in today’s American society. Supporters of each of these perspectives are strengthened as they fight for their opinions to be the ideal enforced by laws. The conflict is over, which is more important to the American people; national security, through which the government strives to protect its people, or the individual citizen’s right to privacy and freedom. An individual’s “privacy is the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people”,() specifically, the government authorities. “National security is a concept that a government...should protect the state and its citizens.” () Privacy for the individual citizen is more important than national security, because the 4th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits illegal searches and seizures, minimal government surveillance of the past has grown beyond an acceptable point, and individual’s right of privacy and freedom is the ultimate strength and protection for Americans. (debatewise p 1, 2, 3)…
Many people believe that in this day and age people’s privacy is almost non-existent due to new laws and social media. Others would argue quite the opposite. The argument of random drug testing in schools is a modern day idea that can solve many problems, but can also create problems too. Both sides of the argument bring up many valid points, all of which are from credible sources. Whether they think random drug testing in schools is harmful to students’ rights or that the benefits of drug testing outweigh the preferred privacy of the students, the articles present reliable evidence that could change your opinion.…