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    Nobody expects the Senior Member Lemur's Avatar
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    Default Re: YOUR Name, Address, phone#,and DOB free online database. Scary.

    This is one of many such search engines -- and it doesn't appear to be one of the better ones. Until someone, somewhere makes this sort of thing illegal, kiss your tattered shreds of privacy goodbye.

    Oh, and for those who argue that we have no constitutional right to privacy, I've always wondered whether the fourth amendment might apply:

    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.

    A right to not be subject to "unreasonable searches" certainly sounds like it might apply. And even if you argue that this right only applies to the Government's activities, and not to any other body, there's the fallback position with the ninth amendment.

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    Default Re: YOUR Name, Address, phone#,and DOB free online database. Scary.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
    This is one of many such search engines -- and it doesn't appear to be one of the better ones. Until someone, somewhere makes this sort of thing illegal, kiss your tattered shreds of privacy goodbye.

    Oh, and for those who argue that we have no constitutional right to privacy, I've always wondered whether the fourth amendment might apply:

    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.

    A right to not be subject to "unreasonable searches" certainly sounds like it might apply. And even if you argue that this right only applies to the Government's activities, and not to any other body, there's the fallback position with the ninth amendment.
    Don't worry, Lemur, we are on the same page here. Stuff like this should be illegal.



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