"Big Brother"

After the activity in class where we would agree or disagree with the statements about 1984, I started thinking about if "Big Brother" exists today. I would say yes, big brother does exist in some sense. Definitely not to the extent in the novel, but our government does play that role. Our government plays the role of big brother by taking away some of our privacy. In class, we discussed if that was good or bad and there were some arguments from both sides. I think it is okay to take away some of our privacy, in order to keep us safe. I wouldn't say I agree with the government spying on us, but then again, if you have nothing to hide, it shouldn't matter. I like that there are security cameras in public places in case something were to happen. If a store is robbed, we can easily track that person down by watching the surveillance tapes. However, we still have a lot of our privacy. It's not like the government is going to go around and install telescreens in our homes. The information that we give up is usually our choice. For example, facebook. We all choose how much to share with our "friends" on facebook. And if you don't want people to know where you are or what you're doing, it's simple. Don't write it!