Yes, big time companies and even the government have really been overstepping their boundaries with the increase of digital technology, but most people won't take people who oppose them seriously. They just quickly dismiss someone who cries out as a paranoid, tin-foil wearing, Coast to Coast AM calling, loon.
Here's 2 articles that come to mind when I think about how 1984 predicted the future-
A school gives out laptops to its students, then used built in webcams to spy on them
former NSA officer makes claims about government's records
There are countless other examples. All you have to do is Google for them.