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Why 2012, Despite Privacy Fears, Isn't Like Orwell's 1984

CNN

January 23, 2012

Last week was a remarkable one for the Web: A week that proved George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" incredibly prescient yet woefully incorrect.

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