Negative award: "BigBrotherAwards" presented to major users of US technology
Opticians, church and politics in focus: The controversial "Big Brother Awards" go to actors who risk data protection and privacy according to the Digitalcourage association.
The German organization Digitalcourage has awarded its "BigBrotherAwards" to several entities it accuses of mishandling data and threatening privacy. This year's winners include opticians Fielmann and Apollo, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, the European Commission, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
Digitalcourage criticizes the church for requiring communities to use Microsoft services, potentially transferring sensitive data to a US cloud. The organization also condemns the opticians for selling smart glasses that could enable secret recordings in public spaces.
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