Technology In George Orwell's 1984

George Orwell wrote 1984 back in 1948, before technology became a necessity. He foresaw the future by writing a book about society that is literally being watch 24/7 through a telescreen in people’s homes. Today many people relate technology back to this book as well as the damage that can occur by always being watched and tracked through their devices. People use technology everywhere and all the time nowadays; they have access to almost everything through technology. Everyone has phones, computers, laptops, tablets, etc. Using these devices they can work, do research, check the news, and find out many things that are happening worldwide. People have different insights on technology, some people view it as a negative thing and others see it as a positive invention. People have the power to control what does or does not go on their phones, they have the judgment

An article called ‘Long Beach Police Use 400 Cameras Citywide to Fight Crime’, written by Richard Winton, talks about making Long Beach one of the safest cities in the world by setting up security cameras everywhere and having access to privately owned surveillance cameras. The reason they came up with this system was to be able to keep track of what is happening on the streets and to be able to control a situation in case a criminal act is going on. Because of this strict security system, people started relating the matter to Big Brother because they feel as if they are constantly being watched, just as the book 1984, when in fact the case is not the same at all because they mentioned that whenever the surveillance cameras are going to be viewed, citizens will be informed ahead of time, when in 1984 they were always being watched. Technology is actually extremely helpful because without this system we would not be safe and it would be harder for police to detect a crime or a criminal without surveillance