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Big Brother Awards: Surveillance Oscar Goes to Interior Minister Dobrindt

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The annual Big Brother Awards were presented for the 25th time. Negative awards are given this year to Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt, to TikTok and to Google. For the first time, there are also awards in the category "young and monitored". Since 2000 the Big Brother Awards have been awarded in Bielefeld. – All rights reserved IMAGO / ecomedia/robert fishmanLast Friday, the association Digitalcourage awarded the German Big B…
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The annual Big Brother Awards were presented for the 25th time. Negative awards are given this year to Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt, to TikTok and to Google. For the first time, there are also awards in the category "young and monitored". Since 2000 the Big Brother Awards have been awarded in Bielefeld. – All rights reserved IMAGO / ecomedia/robert fishmanLast Friday, the association Digitalcourage awarded the German Big B…

Opportunity to promote the rule of law at the awards ceremony in Bielefeld

1. Data protection advocates award negative prize to TikTok, Google, and Dobrindt (spiegel.de) The Big Brother Awards 2025, a negative prize from the Digitalcourage association, go to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Google, and TikTok. Dobrindt was criticized for his "security package" with facial recognition and Palantir's "Gotham," which the jury believes endangers fundamental rights and collects data from innocent parties. Google was cr…

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bildblog.de broke the news in on Monday, October 13, 2025.
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