This scientific research embodies a detailed and comprehensive evaluation of the conflict between privacy and surveillance in modern society. Privacy (from Latin: “privatus” separated from the rest, deprived of something, esp. office, participation in the government, from “privo” “to deprive”) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share basic common themes. When something is private to a person, it usually means there is something within them that is considered inherently special or personally sensitive. Privacy partially intersects security, including for instance the concepts of appropriate use, as well as protection of information. Privacy may also take the form of bodily integrity. Improper or non-existent disclosure control can be the root cause for privacy issues. An additional factor of our study is the change in social mores, evidenced by individual willingness to divulge more information on living habits and a general element of curiosity present in all societies, reflected by popular demand for intimate details of the lives of public figures. The author asserts that our modern constitutional and criminal law are beginning to respond to this increase in surveillance by offering greater protection of privacy.