Map #1

This map was not created by me. It was found on the internet, but I chose to post it because it connects to the text very well.

It shows how many states in the USA where political spying was found. It is interesting data, because, although the text is fiction, the privacy issues it poses turn out to be quite real in society. This is an American map, and the reason I put this up instead of a Canadian map was because the book takes place in America. California, more specifically. Now, if you look at it, you'll see that California has recorded instances of political spying. Doctorow (the author), was writing from a believable point of view to begin with. Now that I see this map, it is even more believable, since I now know that this stuff is actually happening, even where the story takes place.
     When you look at the map closely, you can see that only about 20 state don't have recorded instances of political spying, though many of those are suspected. Do the math, and you can see that 60% of the states have recorded instances of political spying. Wow. And, not to mention the fact that this is considered illegal spying, though can be performed by the FBI (there are several recorded instances of this happening--the FBI illegally spying on political groups). Hopefully this will stop. Hopefully legal political tracking will take the place of this spying.


More maps to come...