[ExI] history of privacy laws chart

[William Flynn Wallace]

http://www.internetlegal.com/historical-chart-of-privacy-laws-in-the-united-states/

Laws are one thing; getting them obeyed is another.

Suppose, on a false clue, a SWAT team invades your house looking for
nonexistent drugs.  Everything is pulled out of drawers and dumped on the
floor, including the contents of your freezer.

Clearly illegal.  Now try to get damages from the police.  In many places
they can't be sued.  If they can, then I hope you have patience and the
hundreds of dollars per hour that your attorney will charge.  Only a rich
person, or perhaps someone backed by the ACLU, has any chance at all.

Aside from egregious abuses like this, I think most people just don't care
that much about privacy.  They care more about everyone knowing everything
they are doing, including their children, pets, etc.

Aside from peeping toms and boyfriends who post your nudie shots on the
net, isn't this all about money?  About not losing money, or costing you
money, like a stolen Visa card?  Even health privacy comes down to money.

Bill W
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