preventive

preventive (2026)

Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom, the former state telecommunications provider, receives a preventive BigBrotherAward for their plan to merge with T‑Mobile US, their own American subsidiary. This deal – depending on the specifics – could cause…

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About BigBrotherAwards

In a compelling, entertaining and accessible format, we present these negative awards to companies, organisations, and politicians. The BigBrotherAwards highlight privacy and data protection offenders in business and politics, or as the French paper Le Monde once put it, they are the “Oscars for data leeches”.

Organised by (among others):

BigBrother Awards International (Logo)

BigBrotherAwards International

The BigBrotherAwards are an international project: Questionable practices have been decorated with these awards in 19 countries so far.