The Right To Privacy In The Constitution

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Although a right to privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, the Supreme Court has established that it is inherently protected by the Constitution. Explain the numerous ways that the Lacks family’s right to privacy was violated. Discuss the importance of the right to privacy. How has this right evolved over the course of American history? How is it being challenged by emergent technologies? How have groups of people such as African Americans, women, children, and most recently, immigrants, fought for legislation protecting their right to privacy? Cite specific court cases and/or current events. The right to privacy is something that all Americans have and it is used as defense when people’s privacy is intruded upon. Some corporations have found tricky ways to breach people’s rights to privacy like through social networks, e-mail, sign-up forms for gyms or bank accounts, and more. The right to privacy is a serious matter, it involves all personal information about a person and they have the right to share their information or keep it to themselves. If someone’s right to privacy is breached, they can bring that breach to court as a lawsuit. Henrietta Lacks’s right to privacy was breached when her cells were taken, Facebook breached user privacy rights by …show more content…

If the party breaching someone’s right to privacy is found out, they can face charges and legal penalties for doing so. A breach of privacy is a big deal, and people should take it more seriously because it can affect their futures and their social standing. The doctors who took Henrietta Lacks’s cells without permission were wrong, but since the Lacks family did not know about it, nor did Henrietta, the doctors were able to use the cells without any hassle. Privacy rights are broken through tricky and sly methods, and it happens every day to many people. It may be unjust, and inexcusable, but it still happens to this

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