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The annual Australian Big Brother Awards for privacy intruders, affectionately known as ‘The Orwells', is conducted by the Australian Privacy Foundation (APF). This page provides background of the Awards, and links to details for this year's Awards process.
See:
- The home page for this year's Awards including the theme, the nomination and judging process and the 2006 Winners!.
- Last year's Winners for details and background
Since 1998, over 50 Big Brother Awards ceremonies have been held in 16 countries. They are presented around the world by the national members and affiliated organisations of Privacy International to corporations, public officials and governments that have shown a blatant disregard for privacy, those who have done the most to threaten personal privacy in their countries. (See below for more details.) The awards also feature categories for individuals and organisations who have made a major positive contribution to protecting the privacy of Australians.
The Australian Big Brother Awards, hosted by the Australian Privacy Foundation, were established in 2003.
For more details of this year's theme, see the 2006 BBA home page.
(NB: The Australian Big Brother Awards have no relationship to the recent TEN Network TV programme with a similar name.)
The awards are in the nature of a spoof "Oscars" (the Big Brother Awards have become affectionately known as the "Orwells", after George Orwell, the author of 1984, in which Big Brother first appeared). They should be good fun, incorporating humour, popular participation, and audio visual support.
Award winners will be presented with an award certificate to commemorate their achievement upon request.
Among the many award categories for bad deeds, below, there are also two positive awards for good works in the service of protection of privacy called the "Smith".
NB: Winners may also be eligible for special nomination to the international 'Stupid Security Award'.
The Award Categories
The Big Brother Awards for privacy invaders ('The Orwells')
The categories of privacy abuser for which nominations are sought:
The ‘Smith’ Awards for privacy defenders
Nominations are also sought for two awards to be given to champions of privacy, those who have done exemplary work to protect and enhance this elusive right. These will be called ‘the Smiths’ after Orwell's rebellious hero, Winston Smith, who struggled against the nightmarish regime of Big Brother. Their name also recalls Ewart Smith, the man who stopped the Australia Card. And there's more! Their name acknowledges the common use of the name ‘Smith’ as a pseudonym, a practical step towards the right to anonymity acknowledged in privacy principles.
[NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.]
Nominations for the above awards are solicited from the public, and received either by mail or email.
See the 2006 BBA home page for more details, and the Winners.
PAST YEARS
The 2005 Australian Big Brother Awards ('The Orwells')
See the 2005 winners of the Australian Big Brother Awards, with details.
The 2004 Australian Big Brother Awards
Here are the winners of the 2004 Australian Big Brother Awards for privacy intrusion, hosted by the Australian Privacy Foundation. (See also the Media Release for more detail.)
The 2003 AustralianBig Brother Awards
The first Australian BBA awards in September 2003 were held in conjunction with related events including the 25th International Privacy Commissioners' conference, the "Surveillance and Privacy 2003: Terrorist and Watchdogs" conference, and the formation of the Asia-Pacific Privacy Charter Council.
The winners were Attorney General Darryl Williams (lifetime menace), the Internet Industry Association (greatest corporate invader), the TICA Default Tenancy Control (most invasive technology) and Senator Chris Ellison (worst public official).
Australia was also a winner in the related 2003 international competition for the Most Egregiously Stupid Security Measure.
The Privacy International awards are staged as an annual event in countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Belgium and France. Each BBA event is held at a national level, with judges and nominees drawn from the relevant country.
Since 1998, over 50 ceremonies have been held in 16 countries.
The first BBA was held in London, England, on October 26, 1998. This inaugural UK event attracted an audience of around 250 civil rights activists, privacy advocates, academics and media. A full report is available at the BBA homepage.
The inaugural US awards were staged in Washington DC on April 7, 1999, during the 9th Computers Freedom and Privacy (CFP) conference. Around 500 people attended the event, which was extensively reported by media. Since then, the awards have become a much-loved feature of this annual conference.
Nigel Waters, info@privacy.org.au, 0407 230342
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