Invasion of thoughts can be used for good as well as evil.

The government in Minority Report, like The Party in 1984, has extensive knowledge about its people that allows it to intrude on its people at any time. Although these capabilities are used for sinister reasons in 1984, they are used for the protection of the people in Minority Report. The Precrime Unit, is the government agency that has access to people’s thoughts in Minority Report. This agency has 3 precogs, or people who have the power to see murders before they happen. These precogs are comparable to the thoughtpolice in 1984. However, the thoughtpolice are out to get people who are not following the Party’s policies, while the precogs are trying to capture people who are prospective murders. In both cases the precogs and the thoughtpolice intercept thoughts of citizens and are invading the civil liberties of their citizens. Both organizations use propaganda to gain support. The Precrime unit in Minority Report stops people before they commit crimes, while the Thoughtpolice in 1984 stops people from committing hatecrime. Even the way the two organizations are titled is similar. The name of the unit is comprised of two words that explain exactly what the organization does.