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[[Anti-privacy legislation]] simply put is legislation that may be created with malicious intent or not that invoke ones right to privacy. In the last decade, governments across the world have introduced various pieces of such legislation, which has caused damage to the privacy consumers have with their technology. | [[Anti-privacy legislation]] simply put is a legislation that may be created with malicious intent or not that invoke ones right to privacy. In the last decade, governments across the world have introduced various pieces of such legislation, which has caused damage to the privacy consumers have with their technology. | ||
==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
The US legislative process is as follows:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 Feb 2026 |title=The Legislative Process |url=https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260119083226/https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process |archive-date=19 Jan 2026 |access-date=23 Feb 2026 |website=[[United States House of Representatives]]}}</ref> | The legislative processes might vary from country or region, but the US legislative process is as follows:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 Feb 2026 |title=The Legislative Process |url=https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260119083226/https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process |archive-date=19 Jan 2026 |access-date=23 Feb 2026 |website=[[United States House of Representatives]]}}</ref> | ||
#A representative '''needs to sponsor a bill''' | #A representative '''needs to sponsor a bill''' | ||
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Now that such anti-privacy legislation has been approved, it can be enforced by federal agencies via penalties. | Now that such anti-privacy legislation has been approved, it can be enforced by federal agencies via penalties. | ||
Anti-privacy legislations enforce companies, products or services to collect user's sensitive data in order to comply with purposes that are usually tagged as "safety". | |||
==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
Anti-privacy legislations are frequently incompatible with already established legislations or constitutions from countries or regions, that have even been enforced no matter if these legislations are violating the country/region constitution or legislations protecting online privacy, anonymity or freedom of speech. | |||
===Anti-privacy legislation is a direct infringement of the First and Fourth Amendments found in the Bill of Rights (U.S.A.)=== | ===Anti-privacy legislation is a direct infringement of the First and Fourth Amendments found in the Bill of Rights (U.S.A.)=== | ||