Blog #6

I have never heard our society be described as Orwellian. I guess what those people are referring to is the amount of control the government seems to have over us and our privacy. Maybe its the governments ability to tap into our phone calls, see what books we've checked out, and even find out all the things we've googled that makes these people uneasy. I dont have too much to hide so if the government wants to dig up dirt on me or listen to my phone calls then so be it. I think the way our country is set up today is fine and needs few, if any, changes as far as privacy goes. If you want to check out some bomb cook-books or say certain things on the phone that draws attention to you no one is stopping you, though there are probably some consequences that come with that. I think that by passing legislation like the PATRIOT thing the gov't is able to sift through the people that are serious national threats from those who arent..making the overall process of maintaining national security more efficient. The way they use the information today doesnt bother me so long as its use for security purposes only.