1. 1984 – The Modern Context of Reception

2. Edward Snowden Formerly worked for NSA and CIA.
Having discovered that France, UK and USA were collecting private data, revealed this information to Guardian journalist.
Left USA and sought asylum in several countries.
Currently residing in Moscow airport.

3. Data Collection
NSA relies on two statues to legally justify their actions: Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) and Section 215 of the Patriot Act
However, multiple reports have indicated that the statutes have been interpreted in secret by the FISA intelligence courts to grant much broader authority than they were originally written to allow.

4. David Miranda
David Miranda, partner of Glenn Greenwald, was detained at Heathrow airport to be questioned.
Although released, his electronics equipment was confiscated.
MI5 went to Guardian headquarters and attempted to destroy hard drives.
Under the First Amendment of their Constitution, the US allow for freedom in their national press, by stark contrast to the UK.

5. Alternative Journalism – Media Ninja
In Brazil, a journalism collective has experienced widespread success in covering the protests in June this year.
Operation mainly improvised, using cameras and smartphones.
Their images and footage has been used in court to serve as evidence, sometimes to contrast with police briefings.

6. “The ruling groups were always infected to some extent by liberal ideas… No government had the power to keep its citizens under constant surveillance.”
Predictions for the future
Criminal prosecution

7. ““How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork… But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to”
The level of investigative ability alluded to in this quotation can be seen in today’s world.

8. “He knew now that for seven years the Thought Police had watched him like a beetle under a magnifying glass.” “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”
Surveillance
NSA links

9. “The messages he received referred to articles or news-items which for one reason or another it was thought necessary to alter”
The suppression of news

10. “You are prepared to give your lives; commit murder; cause the deaths of hundreds of innocent people; betray your country; cheat, forge, blackmail, corrupt children, distribute drugs, encourage prostitution…”
Terrorism