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Big Brother Award 2025: Data monitor revealed in Bielefeld!
On October 12, 2025, the 25th Big Brother Awards ceremony took place in Bielefeld and publicly addressed data protection issues.
Big Brother Award 2025: Data monitor revealed in Bielefeld!
The Big Brother Award was presented for the 25th time in Bielefeld on Friday evening, and the ceremony has long since developed into a memorable gala that features speeches and music and draws attention to invasions of privacy. The Union Digital courage With this negative prize, which originally comes from Great Britain, has once again shown how important data protection is as a fundamental right.
The term “Big Brother” itself goes back to George Orwell’s famous novel “1984”, which deals with state oppression. Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently initiated something similar with his plans to introduce a digital ID, which is seen as an implementation of Orwell's vision. The Big Brother Award draws attention to the numerous data protection violations that have increased in recent years Leadersnet reported.
The 2025 award winners
The winners in various categories were chosen by a jury consisting of members of the Chaos Computer Club, lawyers and data protection officers. One of the most prominent winners is Alexander Dobrindt, the Interior Minister: He received the prize for his controversial “security package”, which includes, among other things, biometric facial recognition.
- Technik: Google für die Installation des KI-Assistenten Gemini auf Android-Geräten.
- Behörden und Verwaltung: Alexander Dobrindt.
- Arbeitswelt: Verwaltungsgericht Hannover und Bundesarbeitsgericht für fehlgeleitete Urteile zu Amazon.
- Ehrenwert: Ingo Behrens, Präsident des Verwaltungsgerichts Hannover.
- Social Media: TikTok für Datenschutzverstöße und politische Manipulation.
- Bürokratieabbau: Der Begriff wurde ausgezeichnet, weil er oft als bloße Deregulierung getarnt wird.
- Soziale Exklusion: TecKids kritisierte den Einsatz von WhatsApp und die iPad-Pflicht in Schulen.
The importance of the event
The Big Brother Awards are not only a sign of what is going wrong in the area of data protection, but they also create a public debate. The German award has been presented in Bielefeld since 2000 and has established itself as a key authority in this important discussion. Leadersnet notes that award winners often react differently to this award - many ignore it or express anger at the public perception.
After 25 years it remains to be seen: the problem of surveillance and data collection has not diminished, on the contrary. Rena Tangens from Digitalcourage calls for a rethink: It is time for federal authorities to become independent of large tech companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon. The event makes it clear that data protection must not be a fading issue, but must remain a constant companion in our digital society.