Privacy In Demand

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Term Paper Title	Privacy In Demand
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Privacy In Demand

     Like most countries and especially the United States their inhabitants enjoy a certain level of privacy.  People don’t generally want intimate information to be accessible to the public eye.  In fact many people go to great lengths to hide everything about themselves.  What exactly is the definition of privacy?  Well, privacy is the expectation that confidential personal information disclosed in a private place will not be disclosed to third parties, when that disclosure would cause either embarassment or emotional distress to a person of reasonable sensitivities.  This information includes facts, images (ex: photographs and videotapes), and disparaging opinions.  When over zealous law enforcement officials demand access to telephone conversations, e-mail or other electronic communication they are violating the unwritten code of privacy.  When organizations from the private sector purchase intimate information about medical records either for commercial purposes, or to challenge your insurance eligibility or employment suitability.  Unfortunatly this is a common practice in the United States and it is wrong.
     First of all, what does the government do to secure this private information?  The answer is very little.  There are bascially two different laws that effect privacy.  These two laws are the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information act.  At a first inspection the two laws seem to work against each other.  In short the Privacy Act of 1974 keeps information in government records concerning individuals discreet.  The Privacy Act of 1974 gives the individual the rights to see and copy files that the federal government maintains on him or her.  It also gives the right to know who else has access to that information, and to request a change to any information that is not accurate.  The most important part of this law is the fact that the government is not allowed to use any information for any purpose other than the one for which it was initially collected.  This is important and will be addressed later on.
The Freedom of Information Act is used mostly to pry open government files.  It was designed to help individuals obtain information about the actions of government.  The law proclaims that any citizen is to be given access to government records unless the disclosure involves litigation, the CIA, personal matters, trade secrets, classified documents, law enforcement activities, and civil service exams.
The two laws are actual...

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