U.S. Federal Court: ‘1984 May Have Come A Bit Later Than Predicted, But It’s Here At Last’

In a series of rulings on the use of satellites and cellphones to track criminal suspects, judges around the country have been citing George Orwell’s “1984” to sound an alarm. They say the Fourth Amendment’s promise of protection from government invasion of privacy is in danger of being replaced by the futuristic surveillance state Orwell described. U.S. Federal Court: ‘1984 May Have Come A Bit Later Than Predicted, But It’s Here At Last’