The Right to Privacy The right to privacy defines the protection of the private realm in the modern age. ... Every user of the internet needs to be able to determine what sort of information about them has been used. To uphold the right to one's personality, legal remedies have to be developed to enforce definite boundaries between public and private life. ... Intrusion upon seclusion or solitude, or into private affairs; 2. Public disclosure of embarrassing private facts; 3. ...

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Where before it was illegal to intercept private telephone calls, it now says it is illegal to intercept private computer transmissions. ... In Virginia there is a law that became effective July 1, 1996 that prohibits state employees, including employees of state colleges and universities, from using state-owned or leased computer equipment to "access, download, print or store any information infrastructure files or services having sexually explicit content," except with the express permission of their agency head for "a bona fide, agency-approved research project or other agency-approved unde...

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Conversely most schools and libraries hire private companies such as Net Nannie to control students" access to the web. ... If individuals decide they want access to the Internet then they must take the responsibility of knowing what information is out there. They should be aware that unwanted information is out there, and if they choose to connect then they must accept the good with the bad. ... Information on exploiting security holes and bugs is also available in book form. Most hackers get there information from companies that release warnings and fixes for these holes. ...

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There may be no correlation between the information on those profiles and whether the person is qualified, and entities could often make judgments off of personal biases. ... This controversy brings up a broader question of what is "private" and "public" in the age of social media, which leads to the greater issue of what our rights are as citizens. ... The court ruled that the plaintiff's fourth-amendment right were not violated as he had voluntarily shared information with third parties. The plaintiff's voluntary sharing of information means that the governme...

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The founders of the United States government tried to protect our liberty by assuring a free press, to gather and publish information without being under control or power of another, in the First Amendment to the Constitution. ... In these societies, the government censors views that are not in line with their policies, controlling controversial opinions on television, in newspapers, and even in public or private meetings. ...

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The Executive director of Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut and its medical director, a licensed physician, were convicted as accessories for giving married persons information and medical advice on how to prevent conception and , following examination, prescribing a contraceptive device or material for the wife's use. ... The sate failed to demonstrate that couples did not possess a right to make private decisions as to when and how many children they would have. ...

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For example, in 1993 the ATF received information that the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX had assembled large supplies of firearms. ... Americans need to pay close attention to the efforts of powerful people in the government and private institutions that believe it is their duty to restrain offensive language with speech codes or bans on certain kinds of behavior. ...

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Now the does not just cause entertainment, it also provides information to the people by via news or papers. ... "As an American, I absolutely refuse to have my private entertainment dictated to me...That's what our Founding Fathers fought for, and that is one of the core freedoms we fight for to this very day-- the right to watch whatever I want to....

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Radio and Television Acts since 1910 In the book, Politics and Television by Kurt Lang states: "The system of broadcasting used in the United States is based on private ownership and operation of radio and television stations and on the licensing and regulation of such stations by an agency of the federal government." ... First, all stations were expected to provide sufficient number of local and live programs, educational programs, news programs, agricultural information, public issue discussions, religious programs, and programs intended to appeal to minority interests. ... For further i...

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If they continue to censor and filter out shows that are controversial, programs such as Touched By An Angel and Roots would be banned and this would discourage companies from producing any more controversial and informational programs. ... Movies such as Saving Private Ryan, which would be banned by the v-chip program, accurately depict the horrors of war. ...

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