Privacy in America

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Privacy in America

• Loren LaLonde, Jennifer Wierda, Jeanette Wolfin
• Chapter 2
• Civil Liberties

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Introduction

• Loss of privacy through paparazzi, random drug
  testing and wiretapping restricts freedom of
  speech.
• It violates the Fourth Amendment and intrudes on
  privacy in general

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Our Beliefs

• Loss of privacy violates freedom and personal
  rights
• Random drug tests violate the right to privacy
• The act of wiretapping is an invasion of property
  and restricts freedom of speech

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Loss of Privacy Harms Society

• The government is implementing techniques to gain
  personal information about their citizens
• Surveillance
• National ID Cards
• Compliance 2,000

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Loss of Privacy Contributes To A Loss of Freedom

• If individuals feel they are under surveillance
  of the government, they will be restricted in
  their freedom of living

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Paparazzi

• The paparazzi is becoming out of control and the
  basic privacy laws are not strong enough to
  protect the celebrities being harassed
• Princess Diana
• Current law protects intrusion of solitude,
  appropriation of name or lilkeness, publicity of
  private facts, dipiction in a false light

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Paparazzi

• Government needs to develop laws restricting the
  payment of these photographers

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How Paparazzi Affects You

• Detracts from newsworthy information
• Too much time is spent relaying unneeded
  information
• Encourages the intrusion of privacy by making
  citizens want to know more about their favorite
  stars

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Drug Testing

• Random drug tests are inaccurate.
• Tonic water can show up as cocaine and Nyquil
  can show up as a opiate or amphetamine
• Tests can be too costly
• Weekly random tests amount to about 70,000 per
  year

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Drug Testing

• Random drug tests violate privacy rights
• Amity Valdez of Price, Utah
• Some students do not want it known that they take
  certain medications

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Wiretapping and Society

• Wiretapping is a common practice among federal
  law enforcement agencies.
• Information gathered through wiretapping maybe
  used to bring charges against an individual, and
  it may be used in court as evidence.

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Wiretapping violates peoples rights

• The government has a history of invading privacy.
  
• When an interception occurs, your communication
  may be stored along with passwords, credit card
  numbers, and social security numbers.

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Conclusions

• If the government cannot devise more restrictive
  laws surrounding the invasion of privacy,
  individuals will continue to lose their general
  freedom of action and the paparazzi will continue
  their harassment.
• Drug tests are inefficient, unreliable, and can
  be used as a form of harassment.

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Conclusions

• Wiretapping violates privacy by intercepting
  private communications and using the conversation
  as grounds to take action against an individual.