Politics

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Non-competitive (2007)

Wolfgang Schäuble

Not a winner in 2007: the Federal Minister of the Interior, Wolfgang Schäuble.

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Dr. Rolf Gössner

Ein alter Fernseher mit weißem Rauschen.

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Reprimands & Commendation (2006)

A short retrospective ...

About Big Brother on German highways, a fee for computers with access to the internet, a radio or a TV card, RFID politics in Europe, and how that's related to the German BigBrotherAwards.

Wolfgang Schäuble hebt die Hand zum Schwur während einer Bundesinnenministerkonferenz.

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Politics (2006)

Federal Conference of the Ministers of the Interior

In this year two “lucky winners” achieve awards in this category: the members of the Fourth Parliament of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for legislation that allows eavesdropping and sound recording in public space…

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Dr. Rolf Gössner

Das Schweriner Schloss mit einer Brücke als Zufahrt. Der Himmel ist strahlend blau.

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Politics (2006)

Parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Alvar Freude

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Politics (2007)

Peer Steinbrück

The BigBrotherAward in the “Politics” category goes to the Federal Minister of Finance, Mr Peer Steinbrück, for introducing a life-long Tax ID number for all taxable persons, which bears an eerie resemblance to the…

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Werner Hülsmann

Volker Bouffier an einem Redner.innenpult.

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Politics (2005)

Volker Bouffier

The Minister of the Interior of the state of Hesse, Mr Volker Bouffier, earns a BigBrotherAward for the "preventive" locating and tapping of mobile phones; for DNA-analysing child delinquents under 14 for use in future prosecution…

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Dr. Fredrik Roggan

Ein Feld, das frisch beackert wurde. Saatreihen sind neu angesetzt. Der Himmel ist bewölkt.

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Business (2005)

Saatgut Treuhand Verwaltung

"Saatgut Treuhand Verwaltungs GmbH", represented through CEO Mr Dirk Otten earns a BigBrotherAward for collecting data about farmers, for taking thousands of farmers unwilling to give their data to court, for procuring customers’…

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Rena Tangens

Obere Bildhälfte: Mehrere Polizeiautos. Untere Bildhälfte: Einschlag eines Flugzeuges in das World Trade Center.

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Politics (2003)

Federal States

The Federal States Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia earn a BigBrotherAward for their efforts, riding on the issue of fighting terrorism, to tighten their states' police laws, allowing for drastic…

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Dr. Rolf Gössner

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