Many Tools of Big Brother Are Up and Running

Posted by michael on Tuesday December 24, 2002 @08:08AM from the born-free-and-everywhere-in-chains dept.

wildfrontiersman writes "NY Times article, Many Tools of Big Brother Are Up and Running, quote: 'Because of the inroads the Internet and other digital network technologies have made into everyday life over the last decade, it is increasingly possible to amass Big Brother-like surveillance powers through Little Brother means. The basic components include everyday digital technologies like e-mail, online shopping and travel booking, A.T.M. systems, cellphone networks, electronic toll-collection systems and credit-card payment terminals.' This is too scary. I am now ready for a little less convenience and a little more privacy. How about you?"

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For those that missed the reference by phorm · 2002-12-24 09:05 · Score: 4, Informative

They haven't read the book most likely. Took me a second but I got it.

For the record, it's talking about the "Ministry of Love", which was actually in charge of distributing hate, in the book 1984.

Heck, a lot of people probably don't even know that the reference "big brother" is from there as well

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