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==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
===Anti-privacy legislation is a direct infringement of the | ===Anti-privacy legislation is a direct infringement of the First and Fourth Amendments found in the Bill of Rights (U.S.A.)=== | ||
*The First amendment states: | |||
*The | <blockquote>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or '''prohibiting''' the free exercise thereof; or '''abridging''' the '''freedom of speech''', or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 Feb 2026 |title=U.S Constitution - First Amendment |url=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307171826/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=28 Feb 2026 |website=Constitution Annotated}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or '''prohibiting''' the free exercise thereof; or '''abridging''' the '''freedom of speech''', or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 Feb 2026 |title=U.S Constitution - First Amendment |url=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307171826/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=28 Feb 2026 |website= | |||
If '''Anti-privacy legislation''' were to be implemented, that gives anyone with access to data on someone the ability to '''restrict freedom of speech''' or oppose those with unwanted views of the world, thus infringing the 1st amendment.{{Citation needed|date=28 Feb 2026}} | If '''Anti-privacy legislation''' were to be implemented, that gives anyone with access to data on someone the ability to '''restrict freedom of speech''' or oppose those with unwanted views of the world, thus infringing the 1st amendment.{{Citation needed|date=28 Feb 2026}} | ||
*The | *The Fourth amendment reads as follows: | ||
<blockquote>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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 Feb 2026 |title=U.S Constitution - Fourth Amendment |url=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224165919/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/ |archive-date=2026-02-24 |access-date=28 Feb 2026 |website=Constitution Annotated}}</ref></blockquote>'''Anti-privacy legislation''' infringes on a citizen's right to avoid "'''unreasonable searches and seizures'''" since It may require/force citizens to show proof of age('''selfies, id's, credit cards''') without real probable cause and since It may also force said citizen to use less secure services that allow federal agencies to gain higher access to said services and retrieve to whatever data is "needed".{{Citation needed|date=28 Feb 2026}} | <blockquote>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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 Feb 2026 |title=U.S Constitution - Fourth Amendment |url=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224165919/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/ |archive-date=2026-02-24 |access-date=28 Feb 2026 |website=Constitution Annotated}}</ref></blockquote>'''Anti-privacy legislation''' infringes on a citizen's right to avoid "'''unreasonable searches and seizures'''" since It may require/force citizens to show proof of age('''selfies, id's, credit cards''') without real probable cause and since It may also force said citizen to use less secure services that allow federal agencies to gain higher access to said services and retrieve to whatever data is "needed".{{Citation needed|date=28 Feb 2026}} | ||
*'''Anti-privacy legislation''' can also build the framework and foundation for other | *'''Anti-privacy legislation''' can also build the framework and foundation for other and more extreme anti-privacy measures, and such anti-privacy measures can lead to the slow development of a '''''surveillance state.'''''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherwinter |first=Daniel |date=28 Feb 2026 |title=Surveillance's Slippery Slope; Using Encryption to Recapture Privacy Rights |url=http://www.jthtl.org/content/articles/V5I2/JTHTLv5i2_Sherwinter.PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730145810/http://jthtl.org/content/articles/V5I2/JTHTLv5i2_Sherwinter.PDF |archive-date=2024-07-30 |access-date=28 Feb 2026 |website=Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law}}</ref> | ||
==List of Legislation== | ==List of Legislation== | ||