And the winner of the ECSDP Award 2010 is...
Written by deBuren on 4 February 2010
AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights), EDRI (European Digital Rights) and deBuren are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English).
Launched in July 2009, Per.sonn.es (in French) / Fakefriends.me (in English), is an art project developed by Philippe Rivière, a French webmaster and journalist, aiming at creating the first fake social network on the internet. “As an art project, Per.sonn.es/Fakefriends.me offers no specific informational section, and bears no other purpose than leading the average user of search engine to experience some discomfort about the too common practice of casually spying on any- and everyone. One can imagine what happens in the mind of search engine users suddenly confronted to fake information matching their request”, says Philippe Rivière. The ECSDPA 2010 jury is rewarding Per.sonn.es / Fakefriends.me as an original and positive initiative contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of the right to privacy by raising awareness and helping to build conscious critical thinking.
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