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                Date: 2004-04-26
                 
                 
                US: Big Brother Awards 2004
                Am 21.April 2004 im Rahmen der 14. Konferenz für Computer, Freiheit und Privatsphäre im Claremontresort in Berkley wurden die amerikanischen Big Brother Awards 2004 unter der Schirmherschaft von Epic und Privacyinternational abgehalten. Ein Positiv (Brandeis) Award ging an den kalifornischen Senator Jackie Speier. Ein Negativ-Award an das Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange Program (MATRIX). 
                 
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                EPIC, PI hold Big Brother Awards 
EPIC and Privacy International held the 2004 US Big Brother Awards at the Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy. California Senator Liz Figueroa received a Brandeis Award for her excellent work to protect and champion privacy.  
 
"Most Invasive Proposal" went to Seisint for its role in creating the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange Program (MATRIX).  
 
"Worst Agency" went to the Transportation Security Administration for its operation of the  
 
 
"No-Fly" lists. "Greatest Corporate Invader" went to NorthWest Airlines for its provision of passenger information to the government.  
 
For more information, see the Privacy International Big Brother Awards Page.  
 
http://www.privacyinternational.org/bigbrother/us2004/
                   
 
quelle: 
http://www.epic.org/
                   
 
 
Judges 
 
Chris Hoofnagle, 
Chair 
 Electronic Privacy Information Center 
  
David Banisar 
 Privacy International 
  
Jason Catlett 
 President, Junkbusters Inc. 
  
Evan Hendricks 
 Publisher, Privacy Times 
  
Lewis Lapham 
 Editor, Harper's Magazine 
  
James Love 
 Director, Consumer Project on Technology 
  
Wayne Madsen 
 Senior Fellow, Electronic Privacy Information Center 
  
Conrad Martin 
 Director, Fund for Constitutional Government 
  
Bob Smith 
 Editor, Privacy Journal 
  
Nadine Strossen 
 President, American Civil liberties Union 
 
US BBA 2004 Nomination Form 
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2004  
  
http://www.privacyinternational.org/bigbrother/us2004/bbanominate.htm
                   
 
 
 
                   
Most Invasive Proposal:   
 
Previous winners include:  
 
Total Information Awareness  
Expanded Computer Assisted Passenger Profiling Program (CAPPSII)  
FBI's Carnivore  
Federal Aviation Administration for Bodyscan Technology  
FDIC 'Know Your Customer'  
 
                   
                   
Greatest Corporate Invader:   
 
Previous winners include:  
 
Delta Airlines  
Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle  
ChoicePoint  
DoubleClick  
Elensys Inc.  
 
                   
                   
Worst Public Official:   
 
Previous winners include:  
 
Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh  
Attorney General John Ashcroft  
City of Tampa, Florida  
William Dailey & US Department of Commerce  
Representative Bill McCollum  
 
                   
                   
The Admiral John Poindexter Lifetime Menace Award:   
 
Previous winners include:  
 
Osama Bin Laden  
Admiral John Poindexter  
National Security Agency  
Trans Union  
FBI  
 
                   
                   
                   
We also give Brandeis Awards for those have done exemplary work to protect and champion privacy. 
 
                   
                   
Brandeis Award:   
 
Previous winners include: 
 
Joyce Meskis of the Tattered Cover Bookstore  
California State Sen Jackie Speier  
Evan Hendricks, Privacy Times  
Julie Brill, Assistant Attorney General of Vermont  
Beth Givens, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse  
Robert Ellis Smith, Privacy Journal  
Richard Smith, Computerbytesman.com  
Phil Zimmerman, Creator of Pretty Good Privacy  
                
                 
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edited by Doser  
published on: 2004-04-26 
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