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4^th Amendment

Internet privacy

Generally, the 4^th Amendment regulates access to personal information. The Amendment deters the government and any law enforcement agency from searching and accessing personal data without a warrant. Although the policy was established before digital errors, evidence-based practices, and court rulings on cases related to data access, have expanded the Amendment to provide privacy and security for data held in digital devices. The Amendment considers it a violation of privacy and security rights when the government searches personal gadgets, including wearable devices, mobile phones, and smart cars, without a warrant. Hecht-Felella(3) maintains that the government should preserve the balance between the government and its citizens as enshrined in the Fourth Amendment. It Protect suspects from home and property surveillance without the suspect knowledge. For instance, in 2018, the United States Supreme court's decision in Carpenter v. the United States demonstrated that it is not only unlawful to glean data by connecting mobile phones with nearby towers but also a violation of data security and personal privacy. "The Court ultimately held that when the government demanded seven days of location information from defendant Timothy Carpenter's cell phone provider without a warrant, it violated the Fourth Amendment” (Hecht-Felella, 3). This means that the Fourth Amendment requires that government and law enforcers to obtain warrants before deploying location tracking technologies such as GPS and beepers in gleaning personal information.

Internet Freedom in the US Compared to other Countries (UK and India)

Different governments across the globe have raised concerns about the degree of freedom people should have in posting content on the Internet. Research shows that although countries such as the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and India allow citizens to post content of their wish on the Internet, they limit their internet freedom significantly. In the United States of America, internet users have limited freedom of posting and accessing data information from online platforms. The report given by Freedom House in the United States of America showed that internet freedom in the United States of America has significantly declined for the past five consecutive years (McLaughlin). The Federal government has taken the initiative to tighten Internet control to subdue free expression. The initiative aims to prevent business entities from growing beyond reproach and misinformation to flourish online. Also, the United Kind government exerts some degree of control over what internet users can post or access from the Internet. The UK government introduce online safety to regulate the type of content hitting the internet platforms (GOV.UK). Although the bills give online users freedom of posting, it prohibits people from sharing content harmful to children over the Internet. The government forces users to comply with regulations and blocks non-compliant individuals and companies. Similarly, India has experienced a significant decline in online freedom. According to (Staff), internet freedom in India declined from 55% in 2018-2019 to 51% in 2019-2020. The Indian government initiated to facilitate good internet access, information security, and privacy.

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