Privacy Is The Primary Guideline For The Privacy - 847 Words

Privacy in America is developing into a vague set of rules. Each person has a right to privacy, but the question remains: â€Å"How much information should be granted to the public†? The answer to this question varies from person to person. The industries, social networking, protection agency, and everyday situations create their own ideology of what must remain private. The Evolution of Privacy To begin, the constitution is the primary guideline for the privacy rights in America. This may begin to address the problem but it does not set its limitations. Opinions differ in each individual. During the prohibition period Olmstead was prosecuted for trying to smuggle and sell alcohol. Police (without a warrant) wire-tapped his phone to find†¦show more content†¦Examples of Privacy Interference Overwhelmingly, there is so many cases of privacy infringement that it is rather concerning. HeLa is one of the most provincial and revolutionary cell strain in the medical field. HeLa cells originated from Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was a Black woman in times of segregation. Her only option for a hospital was Johns Hopkins. She needed to have them remove a tumor in her cervix. The doctor in charge of pathology at the time was Dr. George Otto Gey. He asked for tissue samples whenever available. The problem with cells is that they die off rather qui ck unless they are in the body still. Henrietta Lack’s cells viability was stronger than any other. The cells would keep reproducing outside the body. Even as Henrietta Lacks has moved on, her cells kept reproducing. The only mistake that came from this discovery was that the doctors never even tried to consult with Henrietta on the whereabouts of her tissues. They had taken it without her knowledge and run tests without giving her information that they learned from them. It was not until the doctors wanted to run tests on the children that the family even knew. (Skloot 13) This might be because the family was known to be a vulnerable type. They did not know much what was going on, so they had just assumed the doctor was doing what was best for the patient. Instead the doctors had more concern for the industry and