[LINK] Big Brother Awards Announced

[Roger Clarke]

The Big Brother Awards were announced at events in Sydney, Melbourne 
and Canberra last night.

Full details, incl. Nomination Forms and Responses are here:
http://www.privacy.org.au/bba/

The Media Release is here: 
http://www.privacy.org.au/bba/2011/BBA2011_PressRelease_110421.pdf


Orwell Award for the Most Invasive Technology
*   Body Scanners
(Runner-Up Google's StreetView and Wifi)

Orwell Award for the Worst Agency - Won Jointly
*   Qld Drivers Licence
*   Vic Transport Ticketing Authority / Myki

Orwell Award for the Worst Corporation
*   Facebook
(Runners-Up Biometrics Institute and Chasers Nightclub, Melbourne)

The Boot-in-Mouth Award
*   Eric Schmidt (immediate past CEO of Google)


On the positive side, one Smith Award was made:
Lifetime Achievement Award
*   Nigel Waters


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Visiting Professor in the Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre      Uni of NSW
Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University