Persuasive Essay On Privacy

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In a nation which is becoming increasingly wireless, our privacy has slowly vanished. We might think that, “Oh we still have some privacy”, but that is not necessarily true. The government has gained access to all our once private information, from our emails and phone calls, to the precious family photos we have saved on the cloud. They insist that they are only doing this to protect our nation. But what are their true motives? We are the citizens of this democratic nation, it is our duty to question the actions of our government, especially when those actions weaken our trust, defy the constitution, and fail to safeguard our information. Privacy is something that Americans safeguard. This is put to numbers in a survey taken by the Pew Research Center, which found that 93% of American adults believed that it was very important who received their information. Though we may safeguard our privacy, we may no…show more content…
The constitution is the law of the land, so why doesn't it get applied to the policies on privacy and surveillance? The fourth amendment states 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.” According to the fourth amendment the U.S. government needs to have a probable cause and a warrant to search your property. Your phone is part of your property, but its contents are being searched and recorded by the government constantly, without a warrant, or probable cause. Today there are millions of Americans with phones, meaning there are millions of calls and locations being track. This is blatantly defying our rights as American citizens and ignoring the law of the land all
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