1984 Right To Individual Privacy

Right to individual privacy is acknowledged as a fundamental right protected by constitution in many civilized societies. The right enables a person to conduct his or her personal affairs without invasion of privacy by the authorities. The right to privacy is also protected by law in several countries. George Orwell’s 1984, on the other hand, is staged in a dystopian society wherein government controls every aspects of its citizens’ life. The government in 1984 wants to ensure that there is no rebellion or opposition to those in power. Similar society is also depicted in the movie Brazil where a person’s documented record is considered the only authentic record. The government therein too has unrestrained access to personal information without

Of the three, 1984 is surely the most invidious society depicted. Various means used by those in power to invade and control citizens’ privacy are use of technology, employing network of informants/spies and denying legal recourse, in case of invasion of individual privacy. Use of technology is pervasive in our society. We are still ambivalent if it has made our life easier or has disturbed it. As the society advance in technology, it is being used against us and is shown to doing so in 1984, Brazil and as well as the article. In 1984, every open space in the society is covered with telescreens and microphones. The citizens are seeing “Big Brother Is Watching you” ( ) on their telescreens at every second. The minds of citizens are being infiltrated using Big Brother’s message. Also, in 1984 technology is used against the citizens. As it says in 1984 “The thing that is in Room 101 ….. is the worst thing in the world” ( ). It is known to the citizens that in room 101, they will face their worst fear. The telescreens and microphones help the government to find out citizens’ worst fear and then later it is used against them if they go against the government. The movie Brazil

That was the reason, people in 1984 did not go against government because they knew they would be picked up from thought police and then be tortured in room 101. The government has unlimited rules on Oceania and can choose to vaporize a person if it wants. There is no way you can fight government in 1984 for privacy invasion. Whereas, in the movie there number of process you have to go through to have person released from the ministry. This happened in the movie when Jill goes to MOI (ministry of information) to release Buttel and they tell her that she has come to the wrong ministry with wrong set of papers and they are not sign. This kept happening to her went she went to other ministry and eventually the Buttel was killed by that time. This portrays that it is impossible for them to release a person outside once he is captured because of its complication. Also, they blame their faults on other ministries to safe themselves. As seen, in the book and the movie that there are no rights for the citizens, the only strong person with strengths are the ministries. They unlimited rules and have right to do what they want with their citizens. On the other hand, the article talks about the similar objective it states “The USA Freedom Act originally