The Big Brother Award in Finland () is a critical prize awarded to individuals and organizations violating privacy and promoting a surveillance society. It is awarded by Electronic Frontier Finland. It is the Finnish version of the international

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. In year 2008 there were awards in three categories: personal, the government and private sector organization. In Finland, together with Big Brother Awards, there is also a positive nomination that is named after Winston Smith from

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's book

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. This award is given to a person who or an organization which has advanced

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and democracy most during the year.

Award recipients

Big Brother Awards in Finland have been recognized in years 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015. In 2008, Electronic Frontier Finland awarded the Big Brother Award to the

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for its

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trial.

References

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External links

Finnish Big Brother Awards 2013

(In Finnish)

(In Finnish) * ttp://www.effi.org/yksityisyys/bb2003/index.html Big Brother 2003 Hotelli Tornissa(In Finnish)
Isovelipalkinnot jaettiin 15.5.2002
(In Finnish) Privacy awards Ironic and humorous awards Nineteen Eighty-Four