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 4th Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.The person, houses, papers, possessions, electronic data, and electronic communications of every person shall be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. Searches of individuals, vehicles and homes are an invasion of privacy and subject to the scrutiny of the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution protects an individual from unreasonable search and seizure of their person, home, papers, and effects. Your consent must be free and voluntary, without a threat of force, violence, or threat of other harm. But cracks in the Fourth Amendment have weakened our personal security. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures.