Word: orwellianisms
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Some days, Big Brother doesn’t seem so bad. And no, I’m not talking about the television series; I’m talking about Orwellian state surveillance. I was in Singapore over the summer, and experienced firsthand what it’s like to be watched all day, everyday...
...industry critics like Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, the new product placements add up to a return to the past--the 1950s quiz-show scandals were spurred partly by sponsors' meddling--and an "Orwellian" future in which "the TV begins collecting information on you." But Keith Quinn, marketing vice president for LivePlanet, The Runner's production company, contends that consumers will welcome "cool, fun" and useful in-show ads. "We could ask on the website, 'What brand of car was the runner in last night?'" he says. "If you answer correctly, you're entered...
...webcams in six of its London establishments. They show live pictures on the Web from 6 p.m. until closing time every night. If the site proves popular the regulars in over 1,000 Whitbread pubs throughout the U.K. could soon be online. Far from being put off by this Orwellian intrusion, drinkers at places like the Tournament in London's Earls Court, famed haunt of antipodean backpackers, are taking advantage of the cameras. "We get a lot of Australians and tourists waving with signs saying 'Hello Mum' and 'Happy Birthday' to friends and family logged on back home," says manager...
...Sounds a little Orwellian...
...everybody is so enthusiastic. Representative Edward Markey (D., Mass.) promptly declared himself "appalled" and issued a statement peppered with words like "Orwellian" and "nightmare." The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for public hearings and has requested all documents relating to the surveillance. "It's chilling, the notion that 100,000 people were subject to video surveillance and had their identities checked by the government," says Barry Steinhardt, associate director of the A.C.L.U. "We think the rights of the fans in Tampa were violated...