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Budapest W4: Human Rights and Emerging Technologies - Class Notes

"Without privacy there is no individuality" Leontine Young

Social media can be used to manipulate voting choices

Private is etymologically opposed to Public

Alan Westin

Solitude (Individual is separated from the group)
Intimacy (Individual is a part of a small unit(
Anonymity (individual is in public space but free from identification)... Phenomenon of the stranger Georg Simmel
Reserve (psychological barrier)

Fourth Amendment, Privacy and Law Enforcement in the Face of Emerging Technologies 

Are the courts and legislatures better at protecting privacy in the face of new technologies?
There's debate on whether courts or legislatures should protect our privacy

Privacy expectations and technological change - internet activity information is stored, this data is collected by governments and companies

Does the Fourth Amendment protect our privacy in regards to technology?

Legislatures have little political pressure to protect the rights of the criminally accused, and law enforcement agencies do a lot of lobbying and potential presidential veto

Argument from article - courts should step in (activist judiciary) to protect the rights of surveillance subjects

Law enforcement agencies are regulated by catching criminals and wouldn't limit their own power

"trusting law enforcement agencies to hold the line on privacy protection is to give the wolf the keys to the henhouse" p.13

Bright Line rules - legal standards established by courts through legal precedent. Clearly defined standards - composed of objective factors - leaving little room for interpretation. Clearly sets out to law enforcement agencies the limits to which they can intrude privacy while surveying. Must extend Fourth Amendment rights to areas affected by the application of new technologies.

Bright Line Rules makes it easier for rich people who have better access to privacy in their homes, whilst making it harder for police to do their jobs because criminals can be protected in their homes.

Are new technologies increasing or decreasing privacy expectations? Potentially both.

Presentation - title slide, agenda slide, concept, article (Focus of article, summary, important takeaways, historical/author context), example 


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