The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The United States Constitution's Fourth Amendment and the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights' Article 14 each protect us from unlawful searches and seizures.The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. The 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people and not places. In general, most warrantless searches of private premises are prohibited under the Fourth Amendment, unless a specific exception applies. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects personal privacy. Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures, of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his possessions. An annotation about the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The Fourth Amendment, based largely on Adams's work in Massachusetts, is the response to those calls. It shines light on key aspects of the right to be secure.