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primbs · 03-12-2009, 02:24 AM

I wonder about the integrity of ebooks.

"What is really of concern, as those of us who have read our Orwell know, is that without hard copy books can be changed, doctored and manipulated at will to suit any political climate or support any bureaucratic or government agenda. The government is already dismantling and downgrading our libraries."

http://www.wired.com/politics/online...8/wiki_tracker

"George Orwell wrote his legendary novel 1984 just after World War II. It is renowned for its portrayal of government's encroachment on the rights of the individual."

"Pervasive thought control and surveillance of citizens is prominent throughout the novel."

"The Party maintained control of Oceania by manipulating facts, history, and citizens to retain power and dominate the masses."

Control of Information and History

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. Party slogan 1984"

"The complete lack of interest or care about American history by the vast majority of citizens, allows them to be misled by the State."

How will ebooks be protected from manipulation?

"The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth."

"Language as Thought Control"

"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

That was a central point of the book.

Will we want to keep a few copies of paper books around?

03-12-2009, 02:24 AM	#117
primbs Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2007	The danger of manipulation of e-books to suit political/ government agenda I wonder about the integrity of ebooks. "What is really of concern, as those of us who have read our Orwell know, is that without hard copy books can be changed, doctored and manipulated at will to suit any political climate or support any bureaucratic or government agenda. The government is already dismantling and downgrading our libraries." http://www.wired.com/politics/online...8/wiki_tracker "George Orwell wrote his legendary novel 1984 just after World War II. It is renowned for its portrayal of government's encroachment on the rights of the individual." "Pervasive thought control and surveillance of citizens is prominent throughout the novel." "The Party maintained control of Oceania by manipulating facts, history, and citizens to retain power and dominate the masses." Control of Information and History "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. Party slogan 1984" "The complete lack of interest or care about American history by the vast majority of citizens, allows them to be misled by the State." How will ebooks be protected from manipulation? "The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth." "Language as Thought Control" "The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." That was a central point of the book. Will we want to keep a few copies of paper books around?