The technology we have advanced into today has taken us far beyond what George Orwell’s vision for the future has ever come to. In today’s world, technology is accessible to anyone and everyone in the whole world and with it it can be used to track where you are, at any given place and time. Just like in the world of Big Brother, there are eyes watching us at all times even when we are least expecting it, with the technology industry expanding and advancing everyday it has taken us beyond the world of Big Brother has ever imagined.
These devices that are hiding around us, even the ones that we hold in our hands, have given us away, not only our privacy, but also our personal information. In the novel, the sly technology that has been observing people was the telescreens it watched and controlled what the people did in Oceania. The Party used these telescreens as televisions and security cameras. Just like the security cameras we use in today’s society, telescreens are very much alike; it limited the actions of the people and it kept them in fear of Big Brother. Because of how the Party used their technology they were able to capture and manipulate the people who they felt were against them. These two devices are very similar and can …show more content…
There is some truth to this; there is an app called Life360 Locator that is commonly used by Apple IPhones and it tracks where you travel and go. Cell phones are low key turning into tracking devices and we don’t even know it, there are so many people that are hacked every day and you wouldn’t even know. Involuntarily our government can turn against us and use our technology as an advantage to them just like Big Brother. Big Brother, being a totalitarian government, it went to extents to try and take power over the citizens’ minds and find out what they want know about
These devices that are hiding around us, even the ones that we hold in our hands, have given us away, not only our privacy, but also our personal information. In the novel, the sly technology that has been observing people was the telescreens it watched and controlled what the people did in Oceania. The Party used these telescreens as televisions and security cameras. Just like the security cameras we use in today’s society, telescreens are very much alike; it limited the actions of the people and it kept them in fear of Big Brother. Because of how the Party used their technology they were able to capture and manipulate the people who they felt were against them. These two devices are very similar and can …show more content…
There is some truth to this; there is an app called Life360 Locator that is commonly used by Apple IPhones and it tracks where you travel and go. Cell phones are low key turning into tracking devices and we don’t even know it, there are so many people that are hacked every day and you wouldn’t even know. Involuntarily our government can turn against us and use our technology as an advantage to them just like Big Brother. Big Brother, being a totalitarian government, it went to extents to try and take power over the citizens’ minds and find out what they want know about