Privacy. What does that mean? The dictionary definition says it is the condition of being free from being observed or bothered by others. Besides what privacy means, the real question is if we have it? Should we also give up the privacy we have now for greater good of society? In the book, 1984, it shows the readers a world where everyone is being watched and controlled all the time, a place with no privacy nor freedom. Our society should not have to give up certain aspects of privacy just for the safety of others, especially when it has not been proven that spying on us can prevent life threatening events.How much does our society have incommon with this Orwellian country? In 1984, basically every move you make is being watched, “In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a bluebottle, and darted away again with a curving flight. It was the police patrol, snooping into people's windows.”(Orwell, pg 4). This is …show more content…
We already know that corporations have access to our information, but what is it actually used for? Our information is being stored, but not put into use, “In Kafka novel The Castle, the authorities can’t find the document that would determine whether the person who’s been brought in is wanted or not. “They have piles and piles and piles of documents, but they don’t do anything with them,” says Corngold, a Kafka translator and scholar.”(Greenblatt, 2013). The government uses the excuse that if they collect our data, it is for the safety of everyone, but all our information just is stored in a computer somewhere. Not only that, but wherever we go, they are collecting data from us, “With the advent of smartphones and widespread surveillance cameras, no conversation or movement in the public sphere can be considered private.”(Greenblatt, 2013). So just like in the book 1984, we can be watched from our devices and we are never really