Privacy rights are triggered under the Fourth Amendment:

A) when a corporation has authorized an agent with direct authority to perform an electronic search of an employee's e-mail account.
B) when the government is monitoring a person's movements in public.
C) when the government is conducting a search.
D) during an archival search of e-mails on a corporation's server in response to a lawsuit that was filed by a competitor.

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Brooke Waszak · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The Fourth Amendment pertains to search and seizure by the government. Therefore, privacy rights are triggered under the Fourth Amendment when the government is conducting a search, as in option C. Options A and D pertain to searches conducted by a corporation, which may be subject to other legal standards. Option B pertains to surveillance in public places, which is not usually subject to Fourth Amendment protections.

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