The right to privacy and the challenge of modern cell phone technology

Abstract

Privacy has been defined as a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by others and to have freedom from public attention. A person's right to privacy entails that such a person should have control over his or her personal information and should be able to conduct his or her personal affairs relatively free from unwanted intrusions. The right to privacy has been included in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996. The inclusion of the right to privacy in the Bill of Rights as a Fundamental right illustrates how important this right is regarded.