This document discusses the history and evolution of privacy rights in the United States. It notes that privacy is a social concept dating back to the nation's founding and was first addressed constitutionally through limitations on government searches and seizures. The Privacy Act of 1974 established a code of fair information practices to protect citizens' privacy. Both constitutional and statutory privacy laws aim to restrict government access to individuals' private information and activities while balancing other legal and social interests.

1. By: Miguel
AlvaradoPRIVACY RIGHTS

2.  Privacy can be defined as a person’s right to control
access to his or her personal information.
 Is a social concept as old as the nation
 For the longest time it remained abstract for legal
claims
 Privacy continues to evolve, as all social values and
norms do
 In the legal mainstream, privacy has only been
around for about 100 years
HISTORY OF PRIVACY RIGHTS

3. Constitutional Convention
 Limited the opportunity of government searches.
 “the right of the people to be secure… against unreasonable
search and seizures,” which was further developed in the
Fourth Amendment.
The Privacy Act of 1974
 “Code of Fair Information Practices”
 “to promote government respect for the privacy of citizens”
THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY

4. Constitutional Privacy
 Focuses more on privacy statues and government limitations
 Implications for Journalists
Statutory Privacy
 Protect individuals from the government abuse
 Withholding information from the Public or news media
CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY
PRIVACY

5. Law Case:
 Yahoo! Inc., Plaintiff, v. National Union Fire Insurance
Company of Pittsburgh, PA Case No. 17-cv-00447 NC
Law Review:
 Rethinking Privacy: Fourth Amendment” Papers” and the
Third-Party Doctrine
LAW CASE & LAW REVIEW

6. Although privacy can be hard to define, on how to decide
certain types of personal information to be considered private.
As technology develops more and makes it easier to hack and
access private information. Know that, although it can be
difficult to keep personal information private, under The Privacy
Act of 1974, we do have the right to “to promote government
respect for the privacy of citizens.”
CONCLUSION