George Orwell Erosion Of Privacy Essay

¨Most importantly, giving up some measure of privacy is exactly what the common good requires. And, with some good will, we can mitigate the intrusive consequences.”

- Amitai Etzioni It was 1949 when George Orwell's iconic book, 1984 was published, describing a world in which ‘big brother’ was always watching, and basic privacy ceased to exist. The year is now 2018, and although a large, powerful being with the title ‘big brother’ isn't watching our every move, at times it can seem the same. New advancements in technology on a daily basis can lead to invasion of the basic right of privacy, but perhaps in modern society, giving up aspects of our private lives only allows us to live in a safer world.

Everywhere you turn in public, there’s a surveillance camera recording you, your personal information is stored in online databases, easily accessible to anyone who sets their mind to it, and you metaphorically feel bare naked and exposed in the world considering anyone can know anything about you, if it’s important enough. The average person may feel much like the character George Orwell constructed, Winston Smith. Every action completed by Smith and all other

Victims of erosion of privacy, victims of those with authority attempting to keep our privacy minimal in order to protect us as a whole. It’s hard to accept, but it’s happening, and it is truly for the greater good. Most of those who are concerned with their privacy being invaded are the individuals who have no reason to worry, but rather are bothered that they must keep information about themselves on file, despite never doing anything wrong. Understanding why this can be considered annoying is easy, people feel as if they have no reason to be torn apart and analyzed, but what is harder to understand is that these invasions of privacy are for everyone, both innocent and guilty, because it would be impossible to invade the privacy of only dangerous people for the safety of the