Comments on: “Privacy” Shouldn’t Be Taken to An Extreme http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/ The Competitive Enterprise Institute Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:21:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: High cost of health privacy laws, cont’d http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-50454 High cost of health privacy laws, cont’d Thu, 22 May 2008 20:52:59 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-50454 [...] to access patient records as of late yesterday, sources said.” (New York Post, Feb. 14)(via Bader). On medical privacy laws and the Virginia Tech rampage of Seung Hui Cho, see Jun. 16, [...] [...] to access patient records as of late yesterday, sources said.” (New York Post, Feb. 14)(via Bader). On medical privacy laws and the Virginia Tech rampage of Seung Hui Cho, see Jun. 16, [...]

]]> By: Lawsuits Kill Puppies | OpenMarket.org http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-47206 Lawsuits Kill Puppies | OpenMarket.org Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:58:24 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-47206 [...] are struck down not just in politically-correct places like New Jersey (whose courts issue many weird, deeply disturbing rulings), but even in supposedly conservative states like Utah.   My wife wants to adopt a pet from a [...] [...] are struck down not just in politically-correct places like New Jersey (whose courts issue many weird, deeply disturbing rulings), but even in supposedly conservative states like Utah.   My wife wants to adopt a pet from a [...]

]]> By: ACLU Lawsuit Against Government Over Warrantless Wiretapping Dies | OpenMarket.org http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-45043 ACLU Lawsuit Against Government Over Warrantless Wiretapping Dies | OpenMarket.org Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-45043 [...] curbs the civil liberties of private parties to protect wrongdoers’ “privacy,” subjecting citizens to prosecution when they tape police abusing motorists and kidnappers phoning in ransom [...] [...] curbs the civil liberties of private parties to protect wrongdoers’ “privacy,” subjecting citizens to prosecution when they tape police abusing motorists and kidnappers phoning in ransom [...]

]]> By: “Privacy” Laws Handcuff Police Searching for Murderers | OpenMarket.org http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-45013 “Privacy” Laws Handcuff Police Searching for Murderers | OpenMarket.org Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:57:45 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-45013 [...] insane privacy laws protect the “privacy” of kidnappers calling in a ransom demand and police abusing motorists, criminalizing citizens’ taping of such [...] [...] insane privacy laws protect the “privacy” of kidnappers calling in a ransom demand and police abusing motorists, criminalizing citizens’ taping of such [...]

]]> By: Sam Grove http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-44973 Sam Grove Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-44973 The legal contortions required to create a convoluted balance between rights and power has brought us no shortage of insanity. The problem lies in the police power of the state and the immunity allocated to it. The problem might reduced if this immunity were modified. Policing could be done by contract leaving the contractor to assume a conditional liability. If a contractor acquires information of criminal activity, it may do whatever is required to expose the crime and take whatever evidence to support it in court. Evidence of a crime should always be admissible, but if no crime is proved, then the contractor must assume legal liability for any violations it has perpetrated against innocent parties. Of course, a large part of the problem with all this is the state's insistence creating crimes without victims. The legal contortions required to create a convoluted balance between rights and power has brought us no shortage of insanity.

The problem lies in the police power of the state and the immunity allocated to it.

The problem might reduced if this immunity were modified.
Policing could be done by contract leaving the contractor to assume a conditional liability.

If a contractor acquires information of criminal activity, it may do whatever is required to expose the crime and take whatever evidence to support it in court.
Evidence of a crime should always be admissible, but if no crime is proved, then the contractor must assume legal liability for any violations it has perpetrated against innocent parties.

Of course, a large part of the problem with all this is the state’s insistence creating crimes without victims.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-44879 Veronica Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:54:42 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/14/privacy-shouldnt-be-taken-to-an-extreme/#comment-44879 Just because of the few outliers doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to have privacy ..The patriot act took away a lot of those rights anyway Just because of the few outliers doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be able to have privacy ..The patriot act took away a lot of those rights anyway

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