What is the connection between liberty and privacy?

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revoltix	Both are illusional Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

yuma	the connection or the difference? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

DJ	Liberty: a) The condition of being free from restriction or control. b) The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing. Privacy: 1. a) The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. b) The state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion: a person's right to privacy. 2.The state of being concealed; secrecy Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Dream Merchant	In my opinion, Liberty gives you a license to do whatever pleases you. Just as a liberated person would do everything that he/she would like or want to do. Now this liberty would normally be provided by the society or government. If however that kind of liberty is not available to man, then he would still try to do a certain action in privacy. Example: We are not liberated to be nude on roads and markets (except some special areas) but can do so within our houses. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♫tweet75♫	They're simply antonyms at this situation. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jalyn_jones	With liberty you can have some freedom as if what you want to do and privacy is the same thing except that with privacy you can have the liberty to keep your things private! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nicki	liberty is freedom. privacy is freedom from observation. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hotirongirl	the freedom to move your arm ends where my nose begins. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

doubty_thomas	Privacy is what we expect. Liberty is what we feel. Both are relative provided we can have privacy at times and liberty at some other times. Privacy is reality. Liberty is just a feeling, or what we are made to belive by the system Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nana	Liberty reaches out to the point where the privacy begins. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bluesamandria	Liberty is freedom from external or foreign rule, independence. privacy, is the state of being private, freedom from the intrusion of others in ones private life or affairs. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

crazylakeview	"Liberty" is want allows you "privacy" to a reasonable extent. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

leonid	They are different words for the same meaning. Liberty was applicable 50 yrs ago when countries around the world were fighting for freedom. Basic freedom to have their own governments. In our age and context, while we have liberty, we seem to be losing privacy. Our homes, lives, bank accounts, telephone calls, movements can all be monitored by someone. Will we be fighting for our freedom again soon, if not already? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mgreenmgreeny	Liberty referees to what you are free to do. In our society liberty is defined in part by the first original amendments to the constitution, [religion, travel, speech ect.]. Privacy refers to what others can know about what you do. In our society privacy is constantly challenged by those who want to know your business Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

magnamater	Liberty implies responsibility. You have the freedom to choose whatever with consequences. Your freedom extends only to the point of bumping into someone's rights. An invasion means proceeding without an invitation...for example, trespassing. The right to privacy cannot exist without respect for individual human rights. The freedom you give is the freedom you should be getting. The first liberty is thought. Thought begets action. Action leads to re-action...so it goes. Guard your thoughts...its like fighting for peace. magnamater Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

whole_feelings	Can you tell me where the liberty is really? Do you know some nation where there is the full freedom you talked? Oh... privacy... and where is it too? Evidently you don't realize that we always are controlled by satellite while our cellular is always tracked!! Useless talking about internet then.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sky Ranger	Actually you can't have one without the other. There is no longer such a thing callrd privacy due to the advent of the computer age, credit cards and credit. Liberty to the say the least is a fleeting illusion. Most americans are slaves to the bankers and credit card companies. Think about it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sully	Privacy is the foundation of freedom and liberty. If your life is private how you invest and keep your money is secret, what you say to your friends is confidential and how you life your life is your business. When privacy is taken away anyone can find out how much money you have without your knowledge, the government may view your money as the answer to their debt problems, your phone calls and conversations will be recorded without your knowledge and then can be used against you without you realizing you have to defend yourself, and how you live your life is now open to public scrutiny. Under any of those circumstances you could end up jailed indefinitely and the courts in the US now under the terrorism rules don't even have to tell you or your lawyer why if they don't want to. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

rbijley	Privacy is part of liberty Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

christin_allgaier	If property is liberty's other half, privacy is its guardian. The right to privacy is essential to the preservation of freedom for the simplest of reasons. If no one knows what I do, when I do it, and with whom I do it, no one can possibly interfere with it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

telephonejoelightspeed	Privacy is definitely a constitutional right (which are liberties). 4th amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizures. Guaranteeing "privacy in you're person and papers". Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

DLeibowitz	Privacy is incorporated in the 4th Amendment and the 14th Amendment as well. People are free from searches of their homes without a warrant. From this basic expresss right of privacy, the Supreme Court found an inherent right of privacy in important personal matters, espcecially involving sexual behavior and procreation. For example, the "penumbral" right of privacy was used to over-rule laws against marriage by people of different races as well as laws outlawing the use of contraceptives. From this line of cases, notably Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ultimately found state laws against abortion unconstitutional in Roe v Wade. Because the "right to privacy" inferred from Griswold and other such cases is not explicit, the Court has lately been eroding Roe v. Wade in cases such as Webster v. Reproductive Services. However, the right to privacy has been derived from the liberty element protected by the 14th Amendment, stating that no state shall deprive anyone of life, liberty or property without due process. Thus privacy is inferred from the liberty element of the due process clause of the 14th amendment as well as the liberty elements in the bill of rights. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ijustlovemywife	liberty is ones freedom and privacy is respecting others freedom Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gettenjim	You can't really have one without the other. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ravenxbutterfly	Liberty is the state of being in a situation that is free enough and non-threatening enough where one does not feel the need for privacy. That isn't an ideal. It existed in pre-industrial, tribal periods. Back before laws and constitutions, ideas like "liberty" and "privacy" did not exist. Just like the idea of "water" does not exist to a fish. When something is a part of our own existence, it only takes on meaning when we divide ourselves from it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Karasu	Those who think that liberty and privacy are not inseperable should volunteer to wear a tracking device, have wire taps, and in-house camera even in their bed-room which is monitored by the government. If they are law abiding then they shouldn't have anything to worry about right? Then after 1 year have them explain to us about how free they felt. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ms Unavailability	The concept of liberty includes positive rights (the right to undertake certain activities) and negative rights (freedom from interference or restraint). The main premise of liberty is that humans should be allowed to make their own choices about how they live their lives as long as it doesn't harm anybody else. Since it is accepted that people's personal lives don't affect anybody else, we also accept that people have the right to be free from intrusion into this part of their lives because it would resitrict their ability to act without consciousness of the judgement and presence of others - hence the concept of privacy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tinktink	The Connection between Liberty and Privacy, in my opinion, is that without Privacy there is no Liberty. Liberty, being the right to live your life in whatever manner you have chosen, is dependant on the privacy to make personal choices. Without that choice we lose our liberty. The continual loss of personal privacy and rights by the current administration Ie the Patriot Act threatens our liberty. Without the Privacy to communicate in our own homes we lose the liberty of freedom of speech and freedom from unnecessary harassement. But what is privacy when there is liberty to protect! Or so they'd have us think ;) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

auntb93again	How can I be free if others are allowed to know my business? And no, the old "if you've got nothing to hide . . ." garbage dos not cut it. There are plenty of things which we wish to keep private for reasons other than being ashamed, or because they are illegal. Often, it is because if others knew, they could take unfair advantage of the knowledge. To be free is to have control over your own life, which must include control over information about your life. Anything else is illogical. The issue of the word privacy not being in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights is a non-issue which has been debated and decided long ago. The Supreme Court has agreed that there is a "penumbra" of privacy rights implicit in the Constitution and Amendments; they do, however, disagree on exactly what is implied. A thing does not have to be mentioned in so many words in the Constitution for it to be logically covered by the Constitution. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shadowalfalfa	To be free or have liberty includes being able to be entitled to be alone -- or private. A right to privacy is a fundamental right included in our Bill of Rights - which also includes the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (even if that happiness comes by simply being left alone) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Swanhart	Liberty is the essential heart of freedom. Liberty means being able to choose one's own actions, without intrusion by government. Every law that restricts your movement, your actions or your words is one that restricts your liberty. Privacy is the notion that the government will not intrude upon actions that you intend to be private. For instance, intercepting someones mail violates their privacy, as it is expected that only the recipient of the mail will read it. Every infringement upon privacy can therefore potentially result in a infringement of liberty. For example, a wiretap could lead to an arrest. People have a right to privacy, that is, they have a right to expect that the government will do as little as necessary to intrude upon their rights. This right is expressly provided for in the bill of rights. These rules govern due process. This is why the police must obtain a warrant to do a search. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No