Right to Privacy

[Beet]

As interpreted by American constitutional law, yes, just as many other aspects of American constitutional law contribute to the application of the constitution.

You can argue over whether the development of legal precedent and scholarship imprints upon the constitution itself or not; but the actual law that governs the country, and which has for most of its history, is far more complex than could be embodied only in the words of the original document itself. I'm sorry of this explanation does not fit on a bumper sticker.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Not really.  Obviously the government can't perform unreasonable searches or seizures.

Beyond that, though, there's no Constitutional guarantee to privacy.

And the "right to privacy" has been taken to such an extreme - when people complain that being videotaped in PUBLIC is a violation of their privacy rights, we have abused civil liberties a bit too much.

[2952-0-0]

In the 18th century, the only possible way to convey information was by writing it on paper. It is impossible for them to write any document while thinking of technological progress for the next 200 + years. Therefore it can be reasonably argued that the US Constitution as it stands protects against the government arbitrarily looking into the personal domain, like electronic documents, biological data, etc.

In the same vein, the First Amendment specifically protects "the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble". Due to the progress in technology, it is accepted that Radio, TV, Internet are protected even when they are not specifically mentioned on paper.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

In the 18th century, the only possible way to convey information was by writing it on paper. It is impossible for them to write any document while thinking of technological progress for the next 200 + years. Therefore it can be reasonably argued that the US Constitution as it stands protects against the government arbitrarily looking into the personal domain, like electronic documents, biological data, etc.

In the same vein, the First Amendment specifically protects "the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble". Due to the progress in technology, it is accepted that Radio, TV, Internet are protected even when they are not specifically mentioned on paper.

But how specifically does that translate to right to privacy?

[Earth]

Due to the progress in technology, it is accepted that Radio, TV, Internet are protected even when they are not specifically mentioned on paper.

The only possible way for the legal system to set up something that covers current and future technologies from intrusion into citizen's personal lives are obviously rulings, not the constitution. It's after the fact, and many don't go far enough.

Unless it's specifically defined by the courts, it's par for the course. It's an erroneous assumption to believe anything you write or speak over the internet or phone stays between you and the directed party. I'm reminded of operation Echelon, corporate data mining, profile deletion on social networking sites (and personal materials being owned by the company), and employers firing their workers based on comments or activity off work time.