Thread by @skyfishgoo

#DigitalBoR

Digital Bill of Rights to protect our 4th Amendment rights to privacy in the digital age.

Original #4A Language:

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.

The, the ONLY places personally identifiable details could be found were on their person, in their house, or among their papers and effects. Cloud storage, digital medical records, financial databases or stock exchanges, and certainly social media – did not exist.

Today, private details can be as widely scattered as social media and shopping habits. Digital bread crumbs trail behind all aspects of our modern life. These modern effects reveal much about our inner thoughts and habits and deserve protection by law.

To protect our Constitutional rights, these personally identifiable effects we create need to be secured from unwarranted examination by others. They do, after all, belong to us. Our digital existence belongs solely to We the People who created them by our actions in the world.

Specifically:

•All personally identifiable digital information belongs to the natural person who created it thru their interactions with human interface devices, or sensors, any kind.

•When this information is collected it shall be secured and readily surrendered upon demand by the owner, or as described by a due warrant.

•Any attempt to copy or anonymize this data is considered theft.

•All rights to contract or trade this data shall reside with the owner.

#DigitalBoR

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