1984 Dystopian Society Essay

Sixty years have passed since George Orwell predicted that a totalitarian government would rule today’s society. The dystopian society Orwell describes in his novel, 1984, has sparked a debate among citizens living in the twenty-first century. Big Brother, the all-seeing manifestation in 1984 of the Party's drive for power stands as a warning of the secret nature of government-centralized power. The government destroys the people's personal freedoms by violating their born rights “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The citizens of Oceania had not realized that the government had taken away their rights. The United States government and other agencies are guilty of spying on American citizens. Today, people live in a society that is heavily monitored, much like the people in Orwell’s novel 1984.
Nowadays, almost everybody has some machine at hand, be it computers, cell phones, or cars. Most technology has a camera, whether it is used to take a selfie or film a video. Sometimes people do not have
They can track the rides of users who went somewhere other than home, and they told users “they know if they were having an affair” (Tufekci). Similarly, Google Maps tracks the location of Android users. Tracking location allows the company to send ads and applications similar to where they have been. Other Google Apps track location, like Google Now which provides traffic information on someone's usual commute and Google photos which save photos to a particular place or day on their timeline (Coris). There is no way to avoid it because GPS’ can track a person's location too. GPS surveillance violates the 4th Amendment unless presented with a warrant. Having a car, or home searched is similar to tracking someone’s GPS. These searches should be treated equally to house and car searches (Unknown). Privacy is obsolete, and people can't find “where they could be alone” from the world (Orwell