I would say that Hakim calls the late 1800s an Age of Extremes because A. only extremely few people possessed significant wealth and power and B. there was an extremely large gap between the rich and the poor. I don't think the poor were given those opportunities.
A) Only an extremely few people possessed significant wealth and power
B) There was an extremely large gap between the rich and the poor
Explanation:
In the 1800s, colonialism was at its height and it terminated with the World War I. During the Royal time, powerful empires took over weaker countries and utilized the sources. Although there was a set of gold and gleam, there was a lot of crime and scarcity. Hence, the word Gilded was used which implies inexpensive matter coated with gold boundary.
The cell phone cannot be searched (without warrant - similar to a house) unless there is cause to believe that searching will prevent a serious crime from occurring in the near future (such as a terrorist attack, murder, etc.)
