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[[Image:Wau Holland.jpg|thumb|Wau Holland, ca. 2000, in Löhrbach, Germany]] |
[[Image:Wau Holland.jpg|thumb|Wau Holland, ca. 2000, in Löhrbach, Germany]] |
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'''Herwart Holland-Moritz''', known as '''Wau Holland''', ([[December 12]], [[1951]] - [[July 29]], [[2001]]) co-founded the [[Chaos Computer Club]] (CCC) in 1981, one of the world's oldest [[hack (technology slang)|hacking]] clubs. The CCC became world famous when its members exposed security flaws in [[Germany]]'s "[[Bildschirmtext]]" (Btx) online television service by getting a bank to send them [[German mark|DM]] 134,000 for accessing its Btx page many times. They returned the money the next day. |
'''Herwart Holland-Moritz''', known as '''Wau Holland''', ([[December 12]], [[1951]] - [[July 29]], [[2001]]) co-founded the [[Chaos Computer Club]] (CCC) in 1981, one of the world's oldest [[hack (technology slang)|hacking]] clubs. The CCC became world famous when its members exposed security flaws in [[Germany]]'s "[[Bildschirmtext]]" (Btx) online television service by getting a bank to send them [[German mark|DM]] 134,000 for accessing its Btx page many times. They returned the money the next day. |
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Holland also co-founded the CCC's hacker magazine ''[[Datenschleuder]]'' in 1984, which praised the possibilities of global information networks and powerful [[computer]]s, and included detailed [[Electrical wiring|wiring]] diagrams for building your own [[modem]]s cheaply. (The then-monopolist and phone company [[Deutsche Bundespost]] - whose telecommunications branch is now [[Deutsche Telekom]] - had to approve modems and sold expensive, slow modems of their own.) |
Holland also co-founded the CCC's hacker magazine ''[[Datenschleuder]]'' in 1984, which praised the possibilities of global information networks and powerful [[computer]]s, and included detailed [[Electrical wiring|wiring]] diagrams for building your own [[modem]]s cheaply. (The then-monopolist and phone company [[Deutsche Bundespost]] - whose telecommunications branch is now [[Deutsche Telekom]] - had to approve modems and sold expensive, slow modems of their own.) |
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Because of Holland's continuing participation in the club, the CCC gained popularity and credibility. He gave speeches on information control for the government and the private sector. Holland fought against [[copy prevention]] and all forms of [[censorship]] and for an open information infrastructure. He compared the censorship demands by some governments to those of the [[Christianity|Christian]] church in the [[Middle Ages]] and regarded copy prevention as a product defect. In his last years, he spent a lot of his time in a youth center teaching children both the ethics and the science of hacking |
Because of Holland's continuing participation in the club, the CCC gained popularity and credibility. He gave speeches on information control for the government and the private sector. Holland fought against [[copy prevention]] and all forms of [[censorship]] and for an open information infrastructure. He compared the censorship demands by some governments to those of the [[Christianity|Christian]] church in the [[Middle Ages]] and regarded copy prevention as a product defect. In his last years, he spent a lot of his time in a youth center teaching children both the ethics and the science of hacking{{fact}}, with unique style and intelligent humor. |
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Holland died in [[Bielefeld]] on [[July 29]], [[2001]] of complications caused by a [[brain stem]] [[stroke]] from which he suffered in May. |
Holland died in [[Bielefeld]] on [[July 29]], [[2001]] of complications caused by a [[brain stem]] [[stroke]] from which he suffered in May. |
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Herwart Holland-Moritz, known as Wau Holland, (December 12, 1951 - July 29, 2001) co-founded the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in 1981, one of the world's oldest hacking clubs. The CCC became world famous when its members exposed security flaws in Germany's "Bildschirmtext" (Btx) online television service by getting a bank to send them DM 134,000 for accessing its Btx page many times. They returned the money the next day.
Holland also co-founded the CCC's hacker magazine Datenschleuder in 1984, which praised the possibilities of global information networks and powerful computers, and included detailed wiring diagrams for building your own modems cheaply. (The then-monopolist and phone company Deutsche Bundespost - whose telecommunications branch is now Deutsche Telekom - had to approve modems and sold expensive, slow modems of their own.)
Because of Holland's continuing participation in the club, the CCC gained popularity and credibility. He gave speeches on information control for the government and the private sector. Holland fought against copy prevention and all forms of censorship and for an open information infrastructure. He compared the censorship demands by some governments to those of the Christian church in the Middle Ages and regarded copy prevention as a product defect. In his last years, he spent a lot of his time in a youth center teaching children both the ethics and the science of hacking[citation needed], with unique style and intelligent humor.
Holland died in Bielefeld on July 29, 2001 of complications caused by a brain stem stroke from which he suffered in May.