Andy Müller-Maguhn
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Andy Müller-Maguhn is a member of the German
hacker
association the Chaos Computer Club
. He had been a member since 1986, and in 1990 was appointed as a spokesman for the club.
In an election in autumn 2000, he was voted in as an at-large director of ICANN
, which made him jointly responsible with 18 other directors for the worldwide development of guidelines and the decision of structural questions for the internet structure. His term lasted two years, and from June 2002 to June 2004, he operated as an honorary board member of the European Digital Rights Institution (EDRI), an umbrella organization for European NGOs
which campaigns for human rights in the digital age.
Since 2002, Müller-Maguhn has run the Datenreisebüro ('Data Travel Agency') based in a Berlin
office. Besides organising the Chaos Computer Club and hosting an electronic archive, the Datenreisebüro organises workshops which train system administrators in data protection and data security. Workshops are also held in order to create policies and structures which make data protection easier to achieve. Müller-Maguhn has also helped at several of Hackers on Planet Earth
conferences.
In 2005 and 2006, Müller-Maguhn was involved on the side of the parents of the deceased hacker Boris Floricic, better known as Tron
, in the case where they sought to prevent Wikipedia
from disclosing his true name, although the name had appeared in many press accounts by that point in time.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
hacker
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
association the Chaos Computer Club
Chaos Computer Club
The Chaos Computer Club is an organization of hackers. The CCC is based in Germany and other German-speaking countries.The CCC describes itself as "a galactic community of life forms, independent of age, sex, race or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of...
. He had been a member since 1986, and in 1990 was appointed as a spokesman for the club.
In an election in autumn 2000, he was voted in as an at-large director of ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
, which made him jointly responsible with 18 other directors for the worldwide development of guidelines and the decision of structural questions for the internet structure. His term lasted two years, and from June 2002 to June 2004, he operated as an honorary board member of the European Digital Rights Institution (EDRI), an umbrella organization for European NGOs
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
which campaigns for human rights in the digital age.
Since 2002, Müller-Maguhn has run the Datenreisebüro ('Data Travel Agency') based in a Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
office. Besides organising the Chaos Computer Club and hosting an electronic archive, the Datenreisebüro organises workshops which train system administrators in data protection and data security. Workshops are also held in order to create policies and structures which make data protection easier to achieve. Müller-Maguhn has also helped at several of Hackers on Planet Earth
H.O.P.E.
HOPE is a conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. Held biennially in the summer, there have been eight conferences to date with the next scheduled for 13 - 15 July 2012.- HOPE: Hackers On...
conferences.
In 2005 and 2006, Müller-Maguhn was involved on the side of the parents of the deceased hacker Boris Floricic, better known as Tron
Tron (hacker)
Boris Floricic, better known by his pseudonym Tron , was a German hacker and phreaker whose death in unclear circumstances has led to various conspiracy theories...
, in the case where they sought to prevent Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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from disclosing his true name, although the name had appeared in many press accounts by that point in time.