George Orwell Privacy
Has Orwell’s dehumanizing vision of a brainwashing, privacy infringing government monitored by tele-screens and thought police, evolve into today’s society? Perhaps not using the same equipment that George Orwell predicted but studies have precisely shown how the enhancement of technology is used to diminish the privacy of everyone. In 1948 George Orwell created the masterpiece “1984”, confidently predicting how the world would be in the next thirty-six years. Orwell’s first prediction was an image created as a father figure to continuously shadow and anticipate our every move. In addition to the pressure associated with the constant surveillance of big brother, Orwell prophesied that there would be inventions such as tele-screens and thought
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He called them tele-screens. These screens were strategically placed everywhere giving big brother the ability to watch each individual at all times. Not only do televisions have cameras and sensors in the 21th century; telephones, computers, tablets, and even cars have cameras built into them as well. With one push of a button the NSA, CIA, or CISA could hack any device you own with a camera to watch and listen to everything going on around you. According to Ric Simmons “Nearly every cell phone in use today is required to contain a GPS-based locator device, so that emergency responders can locate a 911 caller—but the location information may also be available to government agents for other purposes” (Simmons 542). People become so eager to having the newest technology they forget that they are just giving the government more leverage to access all their personal information. Ric goes deeper into the subject proclaiming “electronic eavesdropping devices and hidden cameras can now be installed in homes or offices to see and hear what people are doing in their private places.” (Simmons 541). All this information is being ridiculed from all your devices in complete silence without your consent. As time progresses people should be aware of brainwashing techniques that are being used to limit the functionality of the
He called them tele-screens. These screens were strategically placed everywhere giving big brother the ability to watch each individual at all times. Not only do televisions have cameras and sensors in the 21th century; telephones, computers, tablets, and even cars have cameras built into them as well. With one push of a button the NSA, CIA, or CISA could hack any device you own with a camera to watch and listen to everything going on around you. According to Ric Simmons “Nearly every cell phone in use today is required to contain a GPS-based locator device, so that emergency responders can locate a 911 caller—but the location information may also be available to government agents for other purposes” (Simmons 542). People become so eager to having the newest technology they forget that they are just giving the government more leverage to access all their personal information. Ric goes deeper into the subject proclaiming “electronic eavesdropping devices and hidden cameras can now be installed in homes or offices to see and hear what people are doing in their private places.” (Simmons 541). All this information is being ridiculed from all your devices in complete silence without your consent. As time progresses people should be aware of brainwashing techniques that are being used to limit the functionality of the