1984 is here

[dlazerous]

I just read this on Wired news and I couldn't believe what I was reading.

Wired News
By Charlie Sorrel

As an ex-Brit, I’m well aware of the authorities’ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the governments latest plan: to install Orwell’s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
£400 million ($668 million) will be spend

Comments

[relee]

I heard about that. That's pretty messed up. I really started getting worried when I heard they were installing CCTV cameras in cities over in British Columbia. I don't want that sort of thing to become normal.

[ionotter]

I'd be suspicious of this. There's been grumblings in the comments here and there that the Daily Express is more of a newsrag than a newspaper. People are so eager to jump on any story with an Orwellian slant these days that fact checking sometimes takes a back seat to reality.

Proceed with caution.