What does a person's right to privacy depend upon?

All the time people lament the access the government has to our phone calls, text messages, and internet activity. They think their are certain boundaries as described in out "right to be let alone" that should preclude the government from this activity. I understand why someone may not want a coworker to have this access, or even a friend or a family member. But what exactly do people feel they need to hide from the government? The government does not care about your personal relationships or communications and would only really look into these communications if they indicate a threat or some form of violence. In my opinion, the access the government has to my communications is a very small price to pay for increased national security. I believe we must surrender this degree of privacy for the collective good. Does anyone think the government should have little to no access to our online communications?

- What defines the boundaries of privacy? - Should governments hide data or information from the public? - Are privacy and transparency mutually exclusive?

Hi fellow ambassadors! Living in an age of growing technological advancements aimed at enhancing security and surveillance, it becomes more difficult to manage how personal data is collected. An important question to consider is whether community standards believe that privacy or utilitarian data collection is more effective. For example, surveillance cameras record customers at stores for security reasons; for the most part, it seems as though there is an inherent contract that we live by whenever we step into a public setting. Other biometric technologies include fingerprint data collection, voice recognition, and even genetic testing, which we seem to be pushing forward.