Semi-spoilers ahead for George Orwell's magnum opus: "1984"

"WAR IS PEACE"

"FREEDOM IS SLAVERY"

"IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"

... ad infinitum.

In George Orwell's "1984," we're thrown into a dystopian society by the name of "Oceania", in which every aspect of our lives is watched, recorded, and controlled by "The Party", headed by a cult of personality called Big Brother. Our main character, Winston Smith, has faced the brunt of Oceania's brutal treatment of it's citizens, having lost his parents, and being forced to work for days on end. Yet, he continues to make the best of his rather pathetic existence. In the eyes of The Party, he's hailed as a "good" citizen, but looks are very deceitful.

One day, he has an epiphany that changes his life, and begins to search for a secret society that promises change and freedom from Big Brother.

Isn't that just grand? This wonderful tale continues to be told and used as an example of public manipulation and omnipresent government surveillance; and as a lesson to never stray to that end.

Now, it has been suggested that aspects of this totalitarian way of life has begun it's assault on the real world.

Wait, what?

According to John Cannataci, a newly appointed council member serving on the United Nations, proper internet surveillance oversight in the UK has a stark similarity to that of 1984, in that, according to him, it's even worse than what's depicted in Orwell's novel.

Let's take a step back and assess the issue here.

According to John, the UK's "surveillance" of it's citizens regarding both internet privacy and safety is "a rather bad joke," and calls the situation regarding such privacy to be "worse" than anything Orwell could've imagined in 1984.

Without getting into deep spoilers on the novel, John more or less imagines UK society as:

Totalitarian and controlling of every aspect of the populace, including what they do in their every-day lives,

Spreading of propaganda, in a world of perpetual and never ending war,

And the total annihilation of individuals that don't adhere to the government's policies of "do or die?"

Even IF Canntaci was referring to one aspect of these laws for comparison, to even compare anything in this context, in any capacity, to 1984, is absolutely nonsensical.

But hey, nice try.