Why Is Privacy Important In The Book 1984

George Orwell’s classic novel, 1984, was meant to be to be a warning not an instruction manual. In this novel, the main character, Winston, lives in a dystopian society under a totalitarian regime where the right to privacy no longer exist and people live in constant fear of their government. In contrast, American citizens enjoy the right to privacy: however, recently those right have come into question regarding a shooting in San Bernardino where two Islamic terrorists committed a heinous shooting leaving fourteen people dead and twenty-two people injured. After the tragedy, an iphone was found on the shooter and the FBI wanted in but Apple refused to cooperate. This divided people on what constitutes the right to privacy, but some sacrifices need to be made in order to protect this freedom and others.
Most will think that Apple has a responsibility to cooperate with the FBI who help enforce our laws but “basic American rights were at stake, and the purpose of the law is to protect people’s rights”(Pro p.2). If Apple were to comply then every customer would no longer have privacy from the government and if the American people do not have their rights then this is no longer America. The law that protects this right is known as the “Fourth Amendment [which] guarantees people this right to privacy”(Pro p.10). This amendment also states that if the government has probable cause then your right to privacy is forfeit, but it does not give the government the right to make a company risk the privacy of every customer for one man. If the FBI wants into his phone then they need to do it without the help of Apple. Which they