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To Big Brother In 1984 By George Orwell

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Today’s society rejects the components of civilization. Confidentiality & personal experiences are fading away. The technological age has led humanity to A lifestyle that can be best described As life support. Scarier still is that Technological advancements have made the system similar To ‘Big Brother’ in George Orwell’s 1984. In China, ‘human search’ has gained prominence. Human search involves people collaborating online To locate those who are deemed miscreants. This is quite different from ‘crowdsourcing’ - united online efforts by persons to contribute to educational or business related causes. December 2007 - Chinese lady jumps off building. Before dying, she posts private information about Her husband - which included claims

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