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Communication (2023)

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

The BigBrotherAward in the Communications category goes to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., which as a US-based company is obliged to share data with intelligence services, but still claims to be in compliance with the GDPR. Since…

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Eine Lupe, die das Facebook-Logo auf der Website vergrößert darstellt.
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Communication (2011)

Facebook

The BigBrotherAward 2011 in the “Communication” category goes to Facebook Deutschland GmbH for systematically poking its nose into people and their relationships, behind the friendly facade of an ostensibly free service. Facebook…

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Rena Tangens
Collage: Auf der linken Seite Rena Tangens am Redner.innenpult der BBAs 2019. Auf der rechten Seite ein Zitat aus ihrer Laudatio.
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Communication (2019)

Communication: Precire Technologies

The company Precire of Aachen, Germany receives the BigBrotherAward 2019 in the “Communications” Category for the speech analysis software. Precire is not only used to preselect job candidates, but also by call centres to analyse…

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Rena Tangens
Eine Zeichnung mit einem Haus, einem Auto, einem Strand und einer Wolke. Zwischen Wolke und den anderen drei Sachen sind Pfeile gezeichnet, die in beide Richtungen zeigen.
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Communication (2012)

Cloud

The BigBrotherAward 2012 in the “Communication” category goes to “the Cloud” as a trend that deprives users of control over their own data. To move address books and photos – in other words, other people’s data – or archives…

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Rena Tangens
Apple Store in New York bestehend aus einem riesigen Glaskasten mit großem Apple-Logo (angebissener Apfel).
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Communication (2011)

Apple

Another BigBrotherAward 2011 in the category “Communication“ goes to Apple GmbH in Munich for taking their customers hostage by way of expensive hardware and subsequently blackmailing them into accepting a questionable privacy…

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Telekom-Zentrale in Bonn mit Telekom-Fahnen (Außenansicht).
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Workplace & Communications (2008)

Deutsche Telekom AG

The BigBrotherAward in the “Workplace and Communications” category goes to Deutsche Telekom AG (German Telecom, plc) for their illegal use of telecommunication connections data to snoop on Telekom supervisory board members and…

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BigBrotherAwards International

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