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Big Brother Award

The Big Brother Award recognizes " the government and private sector organizations ... which have done the most to threaten personal privacy". It is awarded by Privacy International[?]. It is named for the George Orwell character Big Brother from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

The following countries have their own version of the Big Brother Award:

Germany: Big Brother Award (Germany)[?]

See also

Brandeis Award

External links

Privacy International (http://www.privacyinternational.org/bigbrother/)

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