> There are way too few safeguards in the system and the Bill of Rights does not seem to be adequate in dealing with the new reality that private companies can acquire a vast amount of information on us and thereby sell it to law enforcement. Law enforcement can use privately obtained information without a search warrant [1].
Ultimately what the Bill of Rights means is determined by the Supreme Court. It could limit the Third Party Doctrine, which is really what gives the government warrantless access to that information, in light of new technology and social circumstances.
We could rely on the Supreme Court but I'm skeptical that they will put the public interest above the government's interests. I think a new Bill of Rights will be needed if there is sufficient outcry over abuses.
I'm not so sure: the Wikipedia article quotes Justice Sotomayor:
> "More fundamentally, it may be necessary to reconsider the premise that an individual has no reasonable expectation of privacy in information voluntarily disclosed to third parties. This approach is ill suited to the digital age, in which people reveal a great deal of information about themselves to third parties in the course of carrying out mundane tasks."
> [Gorsuch] appeared eager to apply originalist principles to contemporary technology in a way that shields cellphone users from law enforcement overreach. Indeed, Gorsuch seems poised to build upon the jurisprudence of his predecessor, Justice Antonin Scalia, to establish real constitutional limits on the government’s ability to track our movements through our mobile devices.
Ultimately what the Bill of Rights means is determined by the Supreme Court. It could limit the Third Party Doctrine, which is really what gives the government warrantless access to that information, in light of new technology and social circumstances.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine