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Constitutional Rights to Privacy
- The First Amendment protects the privacy of your beliefs
- The Third Amendment protects the privacy of your home against the use of it for housing soldiers
- The Fourth Amendment protects your privacy against unreasonable searches
- The Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination, which in turn protects the privacy of your personal information
- The Ninth Amendment says that the "enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people." This has been interpreted as justification for broadly reading the Bill of Rights to protect privacy in ways not specifically provided in the first eight amendments.
- Right to Privacy: Constitutional Rights and Privacy Laws (Live Science)Read about your rights to privacy here, based upon the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings.
Right to Privacy for Immigrants
All immigrants, whether documented or not, have basic legal rights and protections, including a right to privacy, in the United States.
- ACLU Position Paper: The Rights of ImmigrantsThe American Civil Liberties Union states that all immigrants have certain rights. If your right to privacy as an immigrant is being violated, you may call upon the ACLU for legal assistance.
- Digital Privacy at the US Border: Protecting the Data on Your Devices (Electronic Freedom Foundation)This white paper from EFF provides a comprehensive guide to protecting your digital data from invasive border searches. Also available in Spanish and Arabic.
- Electronic Device Search at Airports and Borders (ACLU)Learn about your rights against invasion of your digital privacy at such checkpoints as airports and borders.
- Recent Posts about Privacy and Border Searches (Electronic Freedom Foundation)Get the latest news on issues related to digital privacy and border searches.
Current Digital Privacy Issues
- EFF Action CenterThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has been defending civil liberties in the digital world since 1990. They keep an "Action" page updated with all the latest issues facing digital civil liberties, and provide avenues for you to get involved.