Technology Today Vs. Technology In George Orwell's 1984

Technology Today vs Technology in George Orwell’s 1984 Technology in today’s world updated and well put together. In today’s world, there are technology for things that no one even knew technology could be used on such as, smart fridges, TVs, electronic based cars, and watches where you can now text on them. The list goes on and on for inventions made during today's generation where technology is being used in things that it was never meant to be used for. Technology today is getting closer to Orwell’s 1984 and it is hurting our country more than saving it.
One way George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today's world is the Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot act of 2001 is a law where the government:
“Allows law enforcement to use surveillance against
These are the newest things to technology where they are basically your digital assistant helping you with anything they can. But with new technology there's always a down side, The New York Times stated “But last month, some Google Home Mini units were found to be recording conversations all the time, not just when users were interacting with it. And over the summer, a hacker showed that an Echo could effectively be turned into a wiretap, though that required physical contact with the device itself. A Bluetooth flaw was also found to be putting both devices at risk of remote hacking. The companies have said they have addressed these problems,” (Hakim). This is scary for us in today’s world because you always need to be on your toes when you’re conversing anywhere since apparently these new in home devices are recording everything you say even when they’re suppose to be deactivated. Another problem according to the New York Times is their privacy policy. “ With a digital assistant, he added, ‘you’d have to constantly be on your toes about updates and changes to their privacy policy,’” (Hakim). Many people in today’s world have decided not to get these new devices because of these safety hazards and they believe by buying one of these products, they are just giving themselves in to the Government. Amazon has backed up their accusations on recording
“CNN reported earlier this week that nationally, the Department of Public Safety will spend $12 billion to help state departments of motor vehicles revise and reissue drivers' licenses so that they will contain the personal information mandated by the Real ID Act,” (Santa Fe Mexican). The Government is paying more money just to find information out about its citizens that is not so necessary. This money could be spent on our military, health care, or building homeless shelters. We do not need $12 billon to go to just finding out information about citizens. It is important to know information about who is living in our country but, spending $12 billion isn’t helping today’s problems. People are fighting against this by stating that “For 10 years, and through two marriages, I have chosen to keep my Social Security number in my maiden name. I have many reasons, I might have no reason, but it is my choice,” (Privacy First). People believe that in today’s world that you should be more private which can help us and hurt us in different ways. In 1984 their government has all information about everyone their name, date of birth, address, where they are at the moment, what they are saying at this exact moment, their strange behaviors, and who they’re friends with, the list goes on and on. The government is getting closer to this type of totalitarian government like style. This will