BEYOND THE JEERS

Beyond the hype, the ridicule and the outrage.... is there any substance to the original quote?

Just on March 8, The Telegraph reported that Wikileaks' recent CIA document leak reveals that both the United States and the United Kingdom had developed ways to spy on people through their televisions -- even when they're off -- by using a fake "off" mode, among other tactics!

meme    mēm/  noun

meme    mēm/  noun

1) an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.

2) a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.