In this year's Big Brother Awards "British Gas was named the Most Invasive Company, after it declared that a privacy act prevented it from helping an elderly couple who were found dead of hypothermia in their home last winter, weeks after their gas service was cut off due to nonpayment of a $255 bill. They said the act prevented them from reporting the situation to social services agencies that could have helped the couple restore their heat." www.unknowncountry.com

Rollo Kim