Privacy Issues In 1984
“ I cannot in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they are secretly building.”-(Edward Snowden). The ideals of our government rely on the hands of the current president who presides in the oval office to this day, Donald J. Trump. What can truly be done about the lies, deceitfulness, and soon to be Orwellian site in the eyes of the current president of the U.S of A. Notably, the broadcasting system of the live television in which shows the reality, in terms of what the public already knows. Far as media coverage, those who speak the news must need a sense of urgency towards current time of day or night. Can the public
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While overlooking the downloaded documents, Snowden found out the NSA collectively gathered millions of records from Verizon providers. Also, the NSA involved in carrying out the order to “collect 250 million contact lists from both yahoo and gmail,”(Business Insider). The NSA used their own tactics on the American people to which they need the protection of their government to fight against these acts of stolen privacy. In the novel, “1984”, the ever presence of the telescreen, the common day security camera, constantly in use to oversee the people of the nation in order to keep them in check. Big Brother, who enforces the usage of the telescreens on the people of Oceania, to peep on the actions and duties to which every single member of the society must complete their own jobs. Telescreens in 1984 are the equivalent to the modern day security cameras, but in the sense of discomfort shown by the sight of the telescreen. “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself – anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide.”(Pg.65) Identically used for the similar purpose, both the US government, from Snowden's leaked information, and the Big Brother eyes (telescreens) create that eerie feeling for being punished as a result of doing the “wrong” actions. Keeping an eye for the “safety of the people” and to also spy on them for the wrongdoings of what might come in the
While overlooking the downloaded documents, Snowden found out the NSA collectively gathered millions of records from Verizon providers. Also, the NSA involved in carrying out the order to “collect 250 million contact lists from both yahoo and gmail,”(Business Insider). The NSA used their own tactics on the American people to which they need the protection of their government to fight against these acts of stolen privacy. In the novel, “1984”, the ever presence of the telescreen, the common day security camera, constantly in use to oversee the people of the nation in order to keep them in check. Big Brother, who enforces the usage of the telescreens on the people of Oceania, to peep on the actions and duties to which every single member of the society must complete their own jobs. Telescreens in 1984 are the equivalent to the modern day security cameras, but in the sense of discomfort shown by the sight of the telescreen. “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself – anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide.”(Pg.65) Identically used for the similar purpose, both the US government, from Snowden's leaked information, and the Big Brother eyes (telescreens) create that eerie feeling for being punished as a result of doing the “wrong” actions. Keeping an eye for the “safety of the people” and to also spy on them for the wrongdoings of what might come in the