Concepts such as “Big Brother” – being watched and monitored by “The State” – and mind-control, to many people, are notions that one will find in science-fiction thrillers, but not in real life. The fact is, though, that both are very real parts of our collective existence, with millions of dollars (or equivalent currencies) spent researching and investigating such ideas by intelligence agencies and even corporations worldwide. Moreover, both have been employed for some time, on various levels and for various purposes.