Chaos Computer Club

Chaos Computer Club (abbreviated as CCC) was founded in 1981 and is one of the longest established and most influential civil society organisations dealing with the security and privacy aspects of technology in the German-speaking world. Organized in 25 so-called "Erfakreisen" (regional hackerspaces) and even more smaller "Chaostreffs", CCC hackers work decentralized. We are a non-profit association and have about 8000 members, bound by the principles of the hacker ethics, the core values outlined in the preamble of the CCC's statues (German) and distilled in a more practical guide in the club's Declaration of Incompatibility.

Since 1984 the CCC hosts its annual Chaos Communication Congress and edits its publication Die Datenschleuder.