The 1999 US Big Brother Awards
		Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC April 7, 1999 On April 7, 1999, the human rights group Privacy International presented the first annual "Big Brother" awards to the government and private sector organizations which have done the most to invade personal privacy in the United States. "Big Brother" awards were presented to the government agencies, companies and initiatives which have done most to invade personal privacy. "Lifetime Achievement" and "The People's Choice" awards were also presented. The judging panels, consisting of lawyers, academics, consultants, journalists and civil rights activists, accepted hundreds of nominations from members of the public. The Brandeis Award is named after US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who described privacy as "the right to be left alone." The awards are given to those have done exemplary work to protect and champion privacy. Awards Winners Most Invasive Proposal FDIC 'Know Your Customer Greatest Corporate Invader Elensys Inc Worst Public Official Representative Bill McCollum Lifetime Menace F.B.I. Peoples Choice Microsoft Brandeis Awards Phil Zimmermann author of Pretty Good Privacy encryption software Diana Mey fought telemarketers and won. See USA Today story, Woman Yanks Cord on Telemarketer Press Coverage CNN, 'Big Brother Awards' highlight privacy complaints, April 12, 1999 Irish Times, Outing those in favour of invasion of privacy, April 30, 1999. New York Times, Privacy Groups 'Honor' Some Institutional Foes, April 19, 1999. USA Today, Privacy Raises Many Online Issues, April 12, 1999. USA Today, Woman Yanks Cord on Telemarketer, April 12, 1999. PC World, Orwell's Legacy: Big Brother Awards, April 8, 1999. The San Francisco Examiner, Big brother award winners, April 8, 1999. Insight on the News, AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN? May 10, 1999. Journal of Commerce, Big Brother Congressman, May 3, 1999. Information Security, Privacy's Big Bother, April, 1999. LinuxWorld, Intel, US Govt honored for breaches of privacy, April 1999.