Comment on Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms
sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 week ago
1984 here we are
Comment on Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms
sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 week ago
1984 here we are
ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 week ago
It is actually worse. In the novel that kind of surveillance was primarily for party members (Winston Smith was around mid-level) regular civilians, the Proles, were not surveilled as heavily. They were kept entertained by abundant football games and cheap beer and cigarettes.