Annelinde Vermeulen did not expect to be one of the lucky ones. She wrote her thesis, The Filter Bubble in Germany and the Netherlands: An exploratory study of Google personalisation in both countries, in 2020to complete her Master's degree in European Studies (with focus on the Netherlands and Germany). Annelinde investigated whether Dutch and Germans know that search results on Google are personalised and whether Dutch and German people behave more cautiously on the web as a result. "The jury liked the topical theme of my thesis," says Annelinde.
Annelinde has yet to decide what she will do with the money. She says, "I think it's a shame to just deposit it in my savings account. I want to do something special with it, but I don't know exactly what yet."
