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22C3 (Private Investigations) - Call for Papers
The first signs of the upcoming 22C3 congress ("Private Investigations") are here — the Call for Papers has been posted.From their site: The 22nd Chaos Communication Congress (22C3) is a four-day...
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Lots of 22C3 stuff
Tim Pritlove Jens (argh, need some sleep!) from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has asked for more english blog posts about 22C3, the upcoming hacker conference in Berlin. So here you go.Reminder: The...
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22C3 Fahrplan Online
The Fahrplan (yes, that's German — it means "schedule") of the 22C3 (the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress) is online now.Joi Ito will deliver the keynote speech titled "Private Investigations".Here's...
View ArticlePlay-Doh fingers can fool 90% of all fingerprint scanners
Oops. Engadget reports that Play-Doh fingers can fool 90% of all fingerprint scanners. This is nothingreallynew. The remarkable thing is that more and more companies and government organizations rely...
View ArticleGoing to 22C3
I'm heading towards Berlin in a few hours in order to attend 22C3. I'm not sure if/when I'll be able to blog or read/answer emails there, but I'll be back in a few days...
View Article22C3 videos finally available
Weee! The long awaited video recordings of last year's Chaos Communication Congress (22C3) are finally available via Bittorrent.There is a full mirror available, and others may soon appear in the 22C3...
View ArticleWhy voting machines suck and undermine democracy [Update]
If there are electronic voting machines where you live, and you've ever considered using one of those... well, you should probably reconsider.In this CNN report (M4V video, 13 MB) Avi Rubin explains...
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Freiheit statt Angst - Demo against the current Surveillance and Data...
This demo is initiated and backed by a number of organizations in Germany, among others the Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung, Chaos Computer Club e.V., FoeBuD e.V., STOP1984, Attac AG...
View ArticleGerman people: do you care about democracy and your right to vote?
If yes, please consider signing this online petition which asks the government to completely prohibit the usage of voting machines in Germany. Actually, you should sign this replacement petition, as...
View ArticleDonations for a good cause
You still got some money left after buying all those Christmas presents? How about donating some of it for a good cause:Wikipedia Wikipedia is entering 2007 as one of the 10 most visited websites in...
View Article23C3 - Day 1
Some observations while on an 8 hour (night) train ride to the 23rd Chaos Communication Congress (23C3) in Berlin:DVB-T doesn't really work exceptionally well in a train that's moving at 200-300 km/h.I...
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23C3 - Day 2, 3, 4
A bit late, but here are some more random notes from 23C3:I didn't see much of the surrounding programs, workshops, projects etc. of the congress, as I was attending tons of lectures all day long. Most...
View ArticleFive things I plan to do in 2007
This is sort of a New Year's resolution... In no particular order:Write a book.Learn at least one new programming language.Donate money to (or become member of) either the EFF, the FSF, the CCC, or...
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