Loss Of Privacy

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America, land of the free and home of the brave... or so we are told. Yes, Americans are free to

do most of whatever they wish, but it seems like one of the things we can't do is maintain our privacy.

Many people believe that they are content with their private life, whether it be their control over their

social media or being able to choose their favorite radio station, but it's only because they have never

been faced with the not-so-shocking truth. The truth is that the government and other outside sources

often invade upon our daily private lives, unnoticed, and that this “privacy” we possess is merely an

illusion society's created for itself. To really be as free as society is convinced, it's important that

privacy is protected
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Tyler

Clementi, a college student, took his own life because he was unknowingly filmed by a friend who then

released the footage without Clementi's knowledge or approval. Suicide is always a tragic occurrence

especially when it's so preventable. In this case, a lone video was the difference between life and death

for one young man. If the separation between private and public life had been respected, it would have

been a human life saved and a private life kept intact. Problems such as these are not only occurring in

America, but around the globe. In Northern Ireland, a man only known as RE met with his lawyer

regarding law disputes and his “confidential” conversations were unknowingly put under surveillance

by the PSNI, Professional Systems Network International. Perhaps the most worrying piece of this

story is not just that his conversations were monitored, but why the PSNI would intrude upon RE's

personal affairs so blatantly. The PSNI obviously abused their power and role in society, which
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One the reasons America is

“free” is because rights are protected underneath the US Bill of Rights and Constitution. Stated in the

Bill of Rights is the 4th Amendment, which promises Americans no search or seizure without proper

warrant. Of course times have changed from the 18th century in which the Constitution was written, but

the general rule still stands that privacy cannot and should not be barged in upon. America's civilians

are promised to be safe from unwarranted search, but it seems like the government and society has

found a way to cut corners around this rule that this country along with others stand upon. Social media

and internet activity is monitored, which many would protest is an unconsecrated search into their

private activities. George Orwell's original novel 1984 gives perspective into a society that possesses

no privacy, the affect being that as main character Winston strives to achieve privacy among other

things, he falls victim to his own pleasures and meets his ultimate demise. Privacy is proved time and

time again to be something worth dying for in many's eyes, yet it is constantly being tampered with

against their