Datenschleuder
Encyclopedia
, literally translated as The Data Slingshot: The scientific trade journal for data voyagers, is a German hacker magazine that is released in irregular intervals by the Chaos Computer Club
(CCC).
Topics include primarily political and technical aspects of the digital
world (freedom of information
, data privacy
(data protection), closed-circuit television
, personal privacy
(personal rights), cryptography
and many more).
was first published in 1984 and also can be subscribed to independent of a membership in the CCC. All (more than 90) back issues are freely available on the Internet
as well. The current print paper format is DIN A5 as per ISO 216
. Its editorial office is carried on virtually over the Internet
, while the magazine itself is printed in and distributed from Berlin
.
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).
Topics include primarily political and technical aspects of the digital
Digitizing
Digitizing or digitization is the representation of an object, image, sound, document or a signal by a discrete set of its points or samples. The result is called digital representation or, more specifically, a digital image, for the object, and digital form, for the signal...
world (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...
, data privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
(data protection), closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
, personal privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
(personal rights), cryptography
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
and many more).
was first published in 1984 and also can be subscribed to independent of a membership in the CCC. All (more than 90) back issues are freely available on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
as well. The current print paper format is DIN A5 as per ISO 216
ISO 216
ISO 216 specifies international standard paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It defines the "A" and "B" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available size...
. Its editorial office is carried on virtually over the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, while the magazine itself is printed in and distributed from 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...
.