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Saturday, December 18, 2010

A friendly-looking Big Brother

In 1984, novelist George Orwell  envisioned a nasty state entity called "Big Brother" that controlled what people thought.

Aside from laws like the USA PATRIOT Act and programs like the Defense Department's domestic warrantless wiretapping program, there is also what corporations like Facebook do to violate users' privacy.

And you thought your cell phone apps are so cool. Who knew they were being used to violate your privacy?


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576020083703574602.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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