| There's 2 parts of this: government, and corporations. We have 1 potential solution already for government: 4th Amendment > 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. Papers (things containing information), and effects clearly need to be interpreted to INCLUDE digital information storage and devices. Privacy against corporations can be solved a few ways, but are also piecemeal. A GDPR like law could definitely help. Having the FTC ban "free" services would also be a good start, as under terms of bundling free to entrap people. EULAs can just outright negated, as those onerous documents are effectively an after-sale blackmail. And many of 5hem contain questionable, onerous, or plain illegal terms. The company aspect will always look for ways to gain money any way they can, so it's always an uphill battle. But we can do some reasonable roadblocks slowing down terrible privacy-destroying behavior piecemeal, and by enforcing laws on the books. |