To continue, George Orwell’s “1984” started to make people think whether their own government would actually result in eavesdropping on everybody’s personal life. Orwell, in his book, talks about a government in which cameras are places everywhere to keep an eye on its people. He discuses living in an environment where Big Brother creates propaganda and feeds it to the innocent individuals through radio and television. The tone of the book feels depressed because, according to Orwell, they are under the surveillance of the government. Overall, the character in the book joins a discreet revolutionary organization dedicated to stopping Big Brother.
In reality, George Orwell wasn’t far off when he decided to write the book. As a matter of fact, the book was published around the 1950s meaning Orwell predicted what the government would do to its own people. As of today, the government has access to cameras that are able to spy on their people. Although
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Snowden, former NSA contractor, left the agency, and once he did, he revealed secret information saying that the NSA has been conducting massive data storage in the United States and other countries. He wanted to inform the public on what the NSA was actually doing behind the four walls. Once he revealed the actions of the NSA, the American people were outraged. Some began to protest the end the mass collection of records while others contacted their state congressperson. Nevertheless, there are always to sides to each issue. Apparently, there are people that support the NSA’s program of mass surveillance. They claim “those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear” (Suzdaltsev). People that either write or send illegal information need to be discovered and caught. The only way for that to happen is if a search or arrest warrant is issued or if there’s enough probable