By Louisa Baldauf

Topics

• About the novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four“ (1984)

• Big Brother• Telescreens• a real example: "The state security

service"

Nineteen Eighty-Four

• George Orwell• Dystopian novel• Published 1949• Main topics

Big Brother

• Dictator of Oceania – Fictonal or real?

• Government and ministries• Surveillance methods– Informants– Telescreens

Telescreens

• Television and surveillance camera in a device

• Monitored by the Thought Police• Mass surveillance• No privacy

The state security

• East Germany 1950-1990• Surveillance– Administration 12– Offical collaborators– Informants– Hidden bugging systems