Privacy rights help ensure those who steal or misuse data are held accountable In a time where technology companies like Facebook, Amazon, Google, and others collect and store personal information, privacy rights preventing them from using the data how they please are very important. Privacy rights mean that groups can’t take your data without your knowledge/consent and use it for their own goals.

This organization used data taken from Facebook (without user consent) to influence voters with political ads. The Cambridge Analytica scandal is a perfect example of this. When in the wrong hands, personal information can be wielded as a powerful tool. Privacy rights keep groups from using personal data for their own goals

No one wants to live in a Big Brother state. It’s generally agreed upon that if the government doesn’t have a reason to spy on someone, it shouldn’t. The balancing act between national security, freedom of expression, surveillance and privacy rights is tricky. In 2013, Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA’s spying program, bringing the issue of privacy into the spotlight. The government has a responsibility to protect its citizens, but it often crosses the line when it comes to surveillance. Privacy rights prevent the government from spying on people (without cause) Why do privacy rights matter so much? Here are 10 reasons why: #1. The right to privacy also intersects with many other human rights such as freedom of expression, the right to seek, receive and impart information and freedom of association and assembly. In the United States, there is no central federal privacy law. The rise of the internet has complicated privacy laws and many believe that the law has fallen behind. There are also many privacy laws designed to protect personal data from the government and corporations. It outlines that people have the right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” In many cases, the US Supreme Court has upheld the right to privacy. In the US Constitution, it isn’t explicitly stated, but experts infer it from several amendments, including the Fourth Amendment. Many national constitutions and human rights documents mention the right to privacy. The right to privacy is a enshrined in article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), article 17 in the legally binding International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and in article 16 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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