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They've decided that transparency is for the citizens and privacy is for those with power. Instead of the other way around.

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"As O'Brien passed the telescreen a thought seemed to strike him. He stopped, turned aside and pressed a switch on the wall. There was a sharp snap. The voice had stopped.

Julia uttered a tiny sound, a sort of squeak of surprise. Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue.

'You can turn it off!' he said.

'Yes,' said O'Brien, 'we can turn it off. We have that privilege.'"

This is from 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell. You should give credit to the author and more information to your readers.

He’s quoting, so that it’s obvious that he’s not the author. And I’d say that most people here know immediately where the quote comes from. If not, it’s trivial to find the source and more information:

http://duckduckgo.com/?q=Julia+uttered+a+tiny+sound

"It's trivially Googleable" is not valid citation. Though I agree it's clearly a quotation, citation would still be preferable.

Thanks, I had no idea where this was from.

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