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Raed667 ◴[] No.45209593[source]
Unless there is a law that says that the fundamental right to privacy is protected then we're bound to repeat this ordeal every couple of years.
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BSDobelix ◴[] No.45209662[source]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948):

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks

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_ink_ ◴[] No.45209738[source]
It's also in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). But that has a big loop whole.

Article 8: Right to privacy

1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

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Ir0nMan ◴[] No.45214793[source]
Coming from an American perspective, this is quite shocking and indistinguishable from parody.

"Everyone has a right to privacy expect for all cases where government decides for any reason for any that it should not apply."

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1. lhopki01 ◴[] No.45224939[source]
Good to know that search warrants aren't a thing in the United States and anyone within 100 miles of a port can't be arbitrarily searched either.