Social networking sites are used by millions of people in today's world. With reasons ranging from connecting with some old friends to sharing photos and videos, it's clear to say that social networks are a part of many individuals' lives. Sometimes using social networks is necessary for work and other times it is just for fun. With several individuals constantly sharing personal information or even photos of a wild party on the Internet, exactly into whose hands does all this end? While many privacy rights exist for individuals on and off social networking sites, networkers are not well aware that government agencies, police officers, and many decision makers legally have access to their data online. The Fourth Amendment and the Electronic Communications Privacy ActThe Fourth AmendmentAccording to the Fourth Amendment, “unreasonable search and seizure are absolutely prohibited” (Sasso, 2013, para. 5). However, if an individual has committed a crime, the government is able to get its hands on all of the individual's information through social networks. As a result, a lot of information about network users could be collected without the individual's knowledge. Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In 1986, the existence of social networks was obsolete. This same year was the year the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was passed. This law protects the privacy of every individual's electronic use. “Since 1986, technology has evolved and made an incredible leap forward. Although technology has continued to advance over the years, electronic law has become obsolete” (“Modernizing the (ECPA),” n.d., para.3). ECPA allows the government to access and collect vast amounts of information about an individual, such as where they go, who they hang out with, and what they do. All of this information is collected by mobile phone companies like AT&T and Verizon, search engines like Google and Yahoo, and the largest social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. That said, the Fourth Amendment and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act are very similar. Data Collection and Mining Digital security has become a major concern in today's world. The United States and British intelligence agencies are officially finding a way around the encrypted privacy and security settings offered online to prevent the collection of individual information known as data mining (Michael, 2013, par.. 1).