Anti-privacy legislation: Difference between revisions
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[[Anti-privacy legislation]] simply put is a legislation that may be created with malicious intent or not that invoke ones right to privacy. | [[Anti-privacy legislation]] simply put is a legislation that may be created with malicious intent or not that invoke ones right to privacy. More recently, 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 legislative | The legislative process 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 | Anti-privacy legislation 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 | Anti-privacy legislation is frequently incompatible with already established legislation or constitutions from countries or regions, that have even been enforced no matter if these legislation are violating the country/region's constitution or legislation 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.)=== | ||
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|Placeholder: This law strengthened a policing type agency's ability to surveil & investigate things related to devices, along with other things.(Found under Title II) | |Placeholder: This law strengthened a policing type agency's ability to surveil & investigate things related to devices, along with other things.(Found under Title II) | ||
|Enhanced Technological & Real Life Surveillance | |Enhanced Technological & Real Life Surveillance | ||
|Approved (Signed on Oct 26, 2001) | |Approved (Signed on Oct 26, 2001) | ||
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|[https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1207 S.1207 - Earn It Act] | |[https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1207 S.1207 - Earn It Act] | ||
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|The Earn It Act quote "revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children" by limiting the "liability protections of interactive computer service providers(Encryption)", essentially making the Earn it Act an "anti-encryption", | |The Earn It Act quote "revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children" by limiting the "liability protections of interactive computer service providers(Encryption)", essentially making the Earn it Act an "anti-encryption" bill. (Which is, for the most part, necessary to protect ones own important documents & maintain a level of privacy in the digital age) | ||
|Anti-Encryption | |Anti-Encryption | ||
|Introduced | |Introduced | ||
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#'''Contact local legislators & representatives;''' If enough people oppose a proposed bill, local legislators may delay the bill or back off on their decision entirely. If enough citizens instead urge a representative to vote against a bill, said representatives could potentially follow up on the citizen's behalf.{{Citation needed|date=1 Mar 2026}} | #'''Contact local legislators & representatives;''' If enough people oppose a proposed bill, local legislators may delay the bill or back off on their decision entirely. If enough citizens instead urge a representative to vote against a bill, said representatives could potentially follow up on the citizen's behalf.{{Citation needed|date=1 Mar 2026}} | ||
#'''Sign Petitions'''; Signing petitions is another way to the message across to both legislators & other people alike.{{Citation needed|date=1 Mar 2026}} | #'''Sign Petitions'''; Signing petitions is another way to the message across to both legislators & other people alike.{{Citation needed|date=1 Mar 2026}} | ||
#'''Support Pro Consumer/Privacy Bills'''; Supporting bills/would-be laws that protect consumer privacy & ownership helps circumvent future bills that | #'''Support Pro Consumer/Privacy Bills'''; Supporting bills/would-be laws that protect consumer privacy & ownership helps to circumvent future bills that aim for the opposite affect.{{Citation needed|date=1 Mar 2026}} | ||
===Tools & Resources=== | ===Tools & Resources=== | ||