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“A society in which people can be monitored at all times is a society that breeds conformity, obedience, and submission, which is why every tyrant- from the most overt to the most subtle- craves that system.

Conversely, even more importantly, it is a realm of privacy – the ability to go somewhere where we can think, reason, interact, and speak without the judgemental eyes of others being cast upon us – in which creativity, exploration, and dissent exclusively reside.

And that is the reason why, when we allow a society to exist in which we are subject to constant monitoring, we allow the essence of human freedom to be severely crippled.”

– Glenn Greenwald

"A society in which people can be monitored at all times is a society that breeds conformity, obedience, and submission, which is why every tyrant- from the most overt to the most subtle- craves that system.

Conversely, even more importantly, it is a realm of privacy – the… pic.twitter.com/f0Q23N8JAV

— Orwell Day (@OrwellDay) September 5, 2026