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The Chaos Computer Club was founded in 1981 by former 1960s activists Wau Holland and others who were concerned about the prominent role of information technology in all aspects of society. They hit the international news in 1987 when in one night they transferred 134,000 Deutsch Marks from the Hamburger Landes Bank into the account of the club, which they returned the next morning in front of the press. Today the Chaos Computer Club has 1500 members. For over 20 years they have published the famous ‘Datenschleuder’, and they also organize the yearly Chaos Computer Conference around Christmas. www.ccc.de