What is FISA?

At least 50 nations around the globe have enacted privacy statutes in order to safeguard their citizens’ personal information as they surf the Internet. US companies involved with ecommerce need to familiarize themselves with the laws of the jurisdictions in which they will be doing business. Each jurisdiction has its own unique privacy laws, which vary in depth and breadth. Research in the US on this topic is in need of interpretation and further investigation, so would benefit from inclusion in international relationships at the global and global economic level. One of the lesser known statutes out there is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).  The question is, what is FISA?

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Is there a right to Privacy in the Constitution?

Contrary to popular belief, the right to privacy is not enshrined in the United States Constitution. That’s right, the word is nowhere to be found.  We asked Aaron Kelly, an Arizona Attorney what he thought and this is what he said.

The Bill of Rights does imply certain privacy protections — the privacy of beliefs (1st Amendment), the privacy of your home (3rd Amendment), the privacy of your person and possessions (4th Amendment), and the privacy of certain types of personal information (5th Amendment).

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