Novelist Walter Kirn
Author says NSA security leaks more reminiscent of ‘Space Odyssey’ than ‘1984’
In the wake of Edward Snowden’s disclosure of NSA surveillance activities, countless comparisons were made to Big Brother and George Orwell’s 1984. But while there’s certainly connections, author Walter Kirn says we may be looking at a future more akin to 2001: A Space Odyssey.