To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: George Orwell raised the spectre of Big Brother peeking into all aspects of our lives. On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, President Trump upped the ante. By issuing Executive Order 13971 entitled, “ ,” he redefines Big Brother to include the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The order claims that software applications developed or controlled by the Chinese on personal electronic devices and computers are accessing the personal and proprietary information of Americans. This “would permit China to trace the locations of Federal employees and contractors, and build dossiers of personal information.”