Orwell got 3 things wrong:
- Wrong decade: His book should have been called "2016" instead of 1984.
- The ones invading privacy and controlling behavior: While the government does a fair share of spying the real invaders of privacy are corporations who track, monitor, record and monetize our speech, habits and behavior.
- Resisting "Big Brother": The population didn't resist this invasion of privacy. They welcomed it with open arms, pay for it and even shun others who don't subscribe to this social surveillance. They willingly allow their most personal matters to be public and not just tracked by the corporation and government but by the rest of the population, "subscribers" and employers. And some will sell their privacy in its entirety for profit or a little bit of fame.
Future prediction: At some point our right to privacy will be officially revoked.
The irony of posting this on a public forum where the contents will be saved and monetized is not lost on me.