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The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments also provide some protection of privacy, although in all cases the right is narrowly defined. The Constitutional right of privacy has developed alongside a statutory right of privacy which limits access to personal information. The Federal Trade Commission overwhelmingly enforces this statutory right of privacy, and the rise of privacy policies and privacy statements are evidence of its work.
In a Nutshell. 1  The Constitution contains no reference to any right to privacy. 2  However, over more than 100 years, courts have found a fundamental (but somewhat vague) right to privacy implicit in the Constitution. 3  Many right to privacy cases deal with sex, sexuality, or abortion, and are thus quite controversial.