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The 4th amendment protects people from unreasonable searches by the government. It does not require businesses to do anything special. There are plenty of gre
by alex_young 3mo ago
The 4th amendment protects people from unreasonable searches by the government. It does not require businesses to do anything special. There are plenty of great reasons to, and even other legal requirements to, protect and limit information gathered by businesses about individuals, but the 4th isn’t one of them.
- pc86 3mo agoIt's commonly forgotten that the bill of rights simply restricts the government. For nearly 100 years it didn't even apply to state governments but just the federal government.
- saghm 3mo agoMore context for those not familiar with this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_R...