George Orwell's 1984: Digital Privacy
As technology has improved our lives have only grown more tangled and cluttered. Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand. Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) was forward-looking statute when enacted in 1986. It specified standards for law enforcement access to electronic communications and associated data, affording important privacy protections to subscribers of emerging wireless and internet technologies. The novel 1984 relates to digital privacy because Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party. He works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history. Winston is determined to remain human under unfeeling circumstances. Telescreens are placed everywhere in his home, in his cubicle at work, in the cafeteria where he eats, basically everywhere. Every move is watched. No
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For example Winston smith is taken to room 101 where he is torture and he is forced to say that he loves big bother. His moves are being controlled and he cannot talk to anybody from there. He is there for the reason that he was caught having an affair with julia. Winston was always afraid that one day he was going to be caught by the thought police. He is expected to follow certain rules and do what he is expected to do. His mind is being controlled by thoughts not social media. 11% have had important personal information stolen such as their Social Security Number, credit card, or bank account information. 68% of internet users believe current laws are not good enough in protecting people’s privacy online. As you can see citizens in 1984 did not had to go through what people nowadays have to deal with. Privacy is affecting the population and that can lead to destruction among
For example Winston smith is taken to room 101 where he is torture and he is forced to say that he loves big bother. His moves are being controlled and he cannot talk to anybody from there. He is there for the reason that he was caught having an affair with julia. Winston was always afraid that one day he was going to be caught by the thought police. He is expected to follow certain rules and do what he is expected to do. His mind is being controlled by thoughts not social media. 11% have had important personal information stolen such as their Social Security Number, credit card, or bank account information. 68% of internet users believe current laws are not good enough in protecting people’s privacy online. As you can see citizens in 1984 did not had to go through what people nowadays have to deal with. Privacy is affecting the population and that can lead to destruction among