Special investigation - Big Brother is watching all of us

If George Orwell, creator of the Big Brother concept of the state snooping on citizens, were alive today, he would be entitled to say “I told you so”.

The Orwellian prophecy has become a chilling and growing fact of life.

The propensity of governments and criminal elements alike to spy on individuals is increasing at an alarming pace. And as the in-depth Irish Examiner special investigation today and tomorrow demonstrates, the people of Ireland are under greater surveillance and their privacy is being invaded to an unprecedented degree. The investigation shows that growing levels of information on private communications are being accessed by the gardaí, the Defence Forces and the Revenue.