Please point me to the article that provides the right of anonymity? The Internet is public domain. Things you do in in public are just that. Amendments First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, Freedom of Religion, and of assembly; right to petition, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Second Amendment – Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. [5][6] Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Fifth Amendment – due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain. No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Tenth Amendment – Powers of States and people. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I Googled my name and did not find anything. But I agree that the Internet has created serious privacy issues.
The courts have held that the 4th amendment is essentially a privacy matter. Only totalitarian regimes show a disregard for individual privacy. Of course the primary issue here is privacy from government intrusion.
First of all I did not say we have no right to privacy. I said anonymity. Were not talking about release of personal banking documents or medical records. This is about people wanting to be able to do whatever they want on the Internet and remain anonymous. That is not a right. All Google is doing is tracking activity that is occurring in a public realm. If this was illegal, tabloid journalism would not exist.
Well I don't think that what you have bolded here makes your case and I will comment on each. This is about the government requiring you to house troops in your home. It has nothing to go with the issue. While I do agree that the fourth amendment guarantees a certain amount of a right to privacy, it applies to the government seizing information or property that belong to you. We are talking about a company keeping records of public activity. Google's server logs are their property not yours. Google has no obligation to keep your activity anonymous. Again, has to do with protecting the citizenry from any expansion of governmental power. In this case we are talking about limiting a private company from gathering public data. How does that apply?
http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222301481 A security researcher has made a proxy tool that will someone anonymitize your searches. I have no idea if anonymitize is a word.
Nice piece of software, but the point is Google should not store that at all. There is no point in that. Even Microsoft is starting to acknowledge that search storaging is an privacy issue. Microsoft cuts Bing IP address storage to 6 months | Relevant Results - CNET News
