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Digitale Gesellschaft

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Digitale Gesellschaft (literally, Digital Society) is a German registered association founded in 2010, that is committed to civil rights and consumer protection in terms of internet policy.

History

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The founding members of the association are Markus Beckedahl [de], Andreas Gebhard [de], Falk Steiner, Matthias Mehldau, Andre Meister, Markus Reuter, Benjamin von der Ahe [de], Rüdiger Weis [de], and John Weitzmann.

Benjamin Bergemann is a spokesman.[1]

One of the aims of the interest group is to build a campaign infrastructure, and also to reach people who are not internet-savvy. Their founder, Beckedahl stated that "more effective advocacy toward politics and economy" is also a part of their mission.[2]

As of May 2012, the group has approximately thirty members. According to Beckedahl, the small number of full members is necessary to build an infrastructure before opening up to more people.[3]

Issues

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Digitale Gesellschaft protesting against PRISM at Checkpoint Charlie

The group has worked on topics such as ACTA, Open government, open data, information privacy, telecommunications data retention, copyright, and net neutrality.[4]

In 2013, they led a demonstration at Checkpoint Charlie, during Barack Obama's visit, against the NSA surveillance program PRISM.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "EU failed to protect citizens from NSA". Deutsche Welle. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Neue Internet-Interessensvertretung gegründet". tagesschau.de. 15 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Netzpolitik-Lobby: Beckedahl will etwas Greenpeace und keinen Internet-ADAC". 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ Von Hilmar Schmundt. ""Digitale Gesellschaft": Beckedahl plant Organisation für Bürgerrechte im Web". Der Spiegel.
  5. ^ Olga Khazan (June 18, 2013). "'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin". The Atlantic.
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