When George Orwell penned his now-famous dystopian novel, “1984” — released 67 years ago in June 1949 — it was intended as fiction. The futuristic setting is more than three decades in our rearview mirror, but many aspects of the book have come eerily true today. The novel tells of a socially stratified post-nuclear war […]

Would you sacrifice your right to privacy in the name of safety and security? The Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security, among other government and law enforcement agencies, are becoming savvier at monitoring everyday human activity, almost always in the name of safety and security. Cameras at street intersections, satellites just beyond Earth’s atmosphere, […]