Telescreens

What I think is a more disturbing 'feature' of a telescreen is not the streams of information (that is most likely lies) constantly coming out of it but it also transmits what it sees and hears. There is absolutely no such thing as privacy for the people of Oceania. Not only are their thoughts being monitored by the Thought Police, but everything they do. The telescreens can be dimmed, but never shut of. You can turn your back to the telescreens and speak quietly, but there's still the risk of these actions seeming suspicious. (it brings new meaning to the question 'do you ever feel like you're being watched?') I think the streams of information is just a means of communicating to the people. It seems almost like a tv in a way, but the description of it doesn't quite seem like a tv. It also plays some sort of live fitness video, where all the people have to participate in before going to work. Winston even gets reprimanded by the woman that is dictating the exercises. Not only is the information coming out of the telescreens most likely lies, but it's also another way to push the Party's propaganda. Winston even mentions the phrase 'new happy life', which the woman announced with the 'glorious news of winning the battle for production' (pg. 58). That phrase was used several times, because the Ministry of Plenty has been pushing that on the people. It amazes me to no end that they don't realize that life isn't what the Party or Big Brother has promised.