Privacy (Pri-va-cy) n.1.the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. Americans fear that technological progress will destroy the concept of the private. The first known use of wiretaps dates back to 1948. It's no secret that the government monitors people on a daily basis. Under the Constitution, the Fourth Amendment serves to protect people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Unreasonable is the word that tips the scales. On the one hand there is the intrusion on the rights of individuals under the Fourth Amendment and on the other there are the legitimate interests of the government, such as public safety. What we consider reasonable by law, the government may not think so. The word “privacy” seems to be non-existent today in the 21st century; the use and advancements of technology have stripped us of our privacy and given the government the authority to eavesdrop and/or intervene in our lives. Our natural rights that we have fought for since the founding of this nation are being whittled away from left to right when we let government do as it pleases. The government should not be given the authority to intervene without reasonable cause and/or the individual's consent. During an arrest, the only reason an officer stops you is when you are doing something wrong and it is considered a threat to public safety. When you are searched it is customary for a search warrant to be issued prior to the invasion, but “The Supreme Court is considering whether police can search cellphones found on arrested people without first obtaining a warrant…” (John, 2014). As John L Micek of The Patriot News says, cell phones are powerful computers that store sensitive personal information, and more than 90% of Americans own at least one cell phone...... middle of paper......cy”.The Voice of Russia. (April 23, 2014).Web. 2 May 2014“Hurray! Republicans renounce the unconstitutional invasion of privacy.” Clark Fork Valley Press. (March 12, 2014). Network. April 17, 2014.Mallow, Michael L. and Reilly, Christine. “California federal court requires pre-recorded notification of all cell phone calls under California Invasion of Privacy Act.” Loeb & Loeb LLP. (April 17, 2014).Web. April 28, 2014.Micek, John L. “Is Your Cell Phone Protected by the 4th Amendment? Maybe not: what do you think?" The Patriot-News. (April 29, 2014). Web. April 29, 2014 Orwell, George. 1984. New York: Penguin Group, 1950. Print. “Privacy”. Google. 2014. “Smartphones and the 4th Amendment." New York Times. Web. 28 April 2014. "Yahoo webcam spying: when Big Brother turns into Peeping Tom." February 2013).. 2014.