In George Orwell's book: "1984", he depicts a totalitarian regime modeled after Communist Russia, which was a large influence at the time the book was published.
Now, you may be thinking exactly what this has to do with todays society, considering the fact that the book itself is 27 years old..
Well, in the book, the government ( referred to as " the party" ) takes invasion of privacy to a completely new level. Every citizen has a large screen in their house in which law officials can hear and listen to you as you watch anything on the screen. ...... kind of like a webcam on a laptop?
Now, you may be thinking exactly what this has to do with todays society, considering the fact that the book itself is 27 years old..
Well, in the book, the government ( referred to as " the party" ) takes invasion of privacy to a completely new level. Every citizen has a large screen in their house in which law officials can hear and listen to you as you watch anything on the screen. ...... kind of like a webcam on a laptop?
( Now THERE is a slight resemblance, dont you think?)
Furthermore, in the book, the government abolishes free-thought, and makes it punishable by death. They actually have thought police who can control this; the government of the United States has the ability, and RIGHT, appearantly to listen in to cellphone calls, screen text messages and e-mails, tap house phone lines, and open your mail... all in the name of " Homeland Security" ..... UH OH! More similarities.
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/ -----> Harrasment.
