', literally translated as ''The Data Slingshot: The scientific trade journal for data voyagers'', is a German

hacker magazine A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...

that is published at irregular intervals by the Chaos Computer Club (CCC). Topics include primarily political and technical aspects of the

digital Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits. Technology and computing Hardware *Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals **Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...

world ( freedom of information, data privacy (data protection),

closed-circuit television Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...

, personal

privacy Privacy (, ) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. The domain of privacy partially overlaps with security, which can include the concepts of a ...

(personal rights), cryptography and many more). ' was first published in 1984 and also can be subscribed to independently of a membership in the CCC. The founder is

Herwart Holland Moritz Herwart Holland-Moritz, known as Wau Holland, (20 December 1951 – 29 July 2001) was a German computer security activist and journalist who in 1981 cofounded the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), one of the world's oldest hacking clubs. Career ...

. 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 ISO 216 is an international standard for paper sizes, used around the world except in North America and parts of Latin America. The standard defines the "A", "B" and "C" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available paper size ...

. Its editorial process is carried out over the Internet, while the magazine itself is printed in and distributed from Hamburg. Issue #92 from March 2008 contained a reproduction of a fingerprint from Wolfgang Schäuble, the interior minister of Germany at the time. The US phreaking magazine TAP – The Youth International Party Line (YIPL) (founded in 1971) has been described as a model for Datenschleuder.

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* 1984 establishments in West Germany Computer magazines published in Germany German-language magazines Hacker magazines Irregularly published magazines published in Germany Magazines established in 1984 Magazines published in Hamburg Works about computer hacking {{Europe-compu-mag-stub

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