Leave Jesus alone, for christ's sake!

[...]The earliest development of privacy rights began under British common law, which protected "only the physical interference of life and property." Its development from then on became "one of the most significant chapters in the history of privacy law."^[7] Privacy rights gradually expanded to include a "recognition of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings and his intellect."^[7] Eventually, the scope of those rights broadened even further to include a basic "right to be let alone," and the former definition of "property" would then comprise "every form of possession -- intangible, as well as tangible." By the late 19th century, interest in a "right to privacy" grew as a response to the growth of print media, especially newspapers.^[7][...]
[...]Privacy uses the theory of natural rights, and generally responds to new information and communication technologies. In North America, Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis wrote that privacy is the “right to be let alone” (Warren & Brandeis, 1890) focuses on protecting individuals.[...]
[...]There have been attempts to reframe privacy as a fundamental human right, whose social value is an essential component in the functioning of democratic societies.[citation needed] Amitai Etzioni suggests a communitarian approach to privacy. This requires a shared moral culture for establishing social order [17].[...]
[...]Approaches to privacy can, broadly, be divided into two categories: free market, and consumer protection.[23] In a free market approach, commercial entities are largely allowed to do what they wish, with the expectation that consumers will choose to do business with corporations that respect their privacy to a desired degree. If some companies are not sufficiently respectful of privacy, they will lose market share. Such an approach may be limited by lack of competition in a market, by enterprises not offering privacy options favorable to the user, or by lack of information about actual privacy practices. Claims of privacy protection made by companies may be difficult for consumers to verify, except when they have already been violated.

In a consumer protection approach, in contrast, it is acknowledged that individuals may not have the time or knowledge to make informed choices, or may not have reasonable alternatives available. In support of this view, Jensen and Potts showed that most privacy policies are above the reading level of the average person .[24] Therefore, this approach advocates greater government definition and enforcement of privacy standards.[...]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy#Free_market_versus_consumer_protection_approaches