The BigBrotherAward 2024 in the “Authorities and Administration” category goes to the Police of the State of Saxony, represented by the Interior Minister of Saxony, Armin Schuster, for pioneering work on their “Video-based Person Identification System” (short: PerIS), which is designed to identify suspects in police investigations in a matter of seconds. It involves both stationary and mobile cameras which biometrically capture large numbers of uninvolved persons. The system is now being used in several German states and gives a spooky premonition of new surveillance tools for the police.

Laudator: Frank Rosengart
Read the laudatory speech