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Big Brother Awards for Privacy Invaders

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-on-your-foil-hats dept.

Dozix007 writes "The Register reports that the shortlist for this year's Big Brother awards for nasty privacy invaders has been released. The awards include: Worst Public Servant, Most Invasive Company, Most Appalling Project, Most Heinous Government Organisation and Lifetime Menace Award - now renamed the David Blunkett Lifetime Menace Award. Pressure group Privacy International, which organises the awards, said it was overwhelmed by nominations for Blunkett, the Home Office and national ID cards but they had been recognised in previous years."

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  1. I didn't believe I could win! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I'd like to thank my parents, George W. Bush, that Senator that beat me after he died, Bob Jones University, Muslims all over the world, and of course God, for making this possible!

    John Ashcroft

    1. Re:I didn't believe I could win! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      and of course God, for making this possible! -- John Ashcroft

      1. It's a British site, so you're not nominated.

      2. Look up Matthew 25:12. I always get blamed for things I had nothing to do with....

      God

  2. I know... by Zorak+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure MS will be on that list. They managed to get an OS on my computer that I didn't want.

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  3. Just a thought... by Munelight · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If you are interested in attending the awards you need to register at UKBBA@privacy.org"

    I wonder if you have to give them your real name. :)