A child's
right to privacy in health-related matters
Smith: The "
right to privacy," when originally formulated, referred to the right to have such things as one's journal or conversations kept private.
Are security measures endangering Americans'
right to privacy? Before you decide, take a moment to look around.
Canadians'
right to privacy in their dealings with the government has been recognized for several years in federal laws.
(23) Bowers was not the first decision to declare that "only personal rights that can be deemed `fundamental' or `implicit in the concept of ordered liberty' are included in this guarantee of personal privacy." (24) Nor was it the only case to rely on history to evaluate whether a certain activity falls within the
right to privacy. (25) The Court's reliance on history put it on precarious ground since the history of attitudes toward homosexuals is, at least, contested, (26) but as I explain next, the methodology of Bowers followed precedent.
HISTORY, DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF THE
RIGHT TO PRIVACYWhile adjudicating about a case Katz Vs United States in 1967, US Supreme Court mentioned that
right to Privacy is inherent part of the Fourth Amendment which states that '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 be issued, 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.' The court decided that
right to privacy is not limited to private place but it is applicable where intent of a person to keep himself private even in an area accessible to public.
Besides the constitutional validity of Aadhaar on the touchstone of
right to privacy, the other issue, if Aadhaar is to stay, is what would be the scope and width of its applicability.
The report highlighted that the
right to privacy was a fundamental human right that was recognised in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in other international and regional instruments.
'We have provided enough safeguards to protect the individual's
right to privacy and to prevent unscrupulous persons from accessing confidential information,' said Drilon, the principal author of the law, in a statement.
Councillor Ray Saralis presented his objection on the basis that the development did not consider the
right to privacy of residents on neighbouring streets.
5 of 2012 regarding the Combating of Cybercrimes ("the Cybercrimes Law") forbids any infringement of the
right to privacy. Article 21(2) of the Cybercrimes Law states that photographing others or creating, transferring, disclosing, copying or saving electronic photos of others will constitute an invasion of their
right to privacy.