Chaos Communication Camp
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The Chaos Communication Camp is an international meeting of hackers
that takes place every four years, organized by the Chaos Computer Club
(CCC).
The camp is an event for providing information about technical and societal issues, such as privacy
, freedom of information
and data security
. Hosted speeches are held in big tents and conducted in English as well as German. Each participant may pitch a tent and connect to a fast internet connection and power.
The 2007 event took place at Finowfurt near Berlin
from the 8th to the 12th of August. Previous sessions have taken place in 1999 and 2003 at the Paulshof next to Altlandsberg near Berlin
.
The 2011 camp took place from August 10th to 14th in Finowfurt.
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...
that takes place every four years, organized by 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...
(CCC).
The camp is an event for providing information about technical and societal issues, such as privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
, freedom of information
Freedom of information
Freedom of information refers to the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regards to the Internet and information technology . Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e...
and data security
Data security
Data security is the means of ensuring that data is kept safe from corruption and that access to it is suitably controlled. Thus data security helps to ensure privacy. It also helps in protecting personal data. Data security is part of the larger practice of Information security.- Disk Encryption...
. Hosted speeches are held in big tents and conducted in English as well as German. Each participant may pitch a tent and connect to a fast internet connection and power.
The 2007 event took place at Finowfurt near 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...
from the 8th to the 12th of August. Previous sessions have taken place in 1999 and 2003 at the Paulshof next to Altlandsberg near 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...
.
The 2011 camp took place from August 10th to 14th in Finowfurt.