Sjd1501 Assignment 6 2022

SJD1501 ASSIGNMENT 6 2022 In the case of H v W, Judge Nigel Willis had this to say "...The law has to take into account changing realities not only technologically but also socially or else it will lose credibility in the eyes of the people. without credibility, law loses legitimacy. If law lose legitimacy, it loses acceptance, If it loses acceptance, it loses obedience. It is imperative that the courts respond appropriately to changing times, acting cautiously and with wisdom." With that in mind, what is the impact of social media on the constitutional right to: 1.1 Privacy (200 words) 5 marks In terms of South African law. The right to privacy is under the terms of the common law and section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa 1996. Social media plays a huge role inour society and forms an easy way of communication and status within the current world, but with social media being beneficial there are complications with the privacy of the people. Sharing one’s details with companies or store markets for benefits whilst having to deal with options of being tracked or pestered by advertisements seems to be as if the privacy of a person’s communication being attacked. Sometimes a person’s privacy can be affected through their own decisions. A person may share something and depend on the content of what’s been shared, the shared post may bein the possession of other people who had found such post. This can also be viewed as a way for someone to mock or cause hatred to the person who initially shared.People should be aware that once someone posts private information on social media; their information can be published of sort by normal forms of media or news.