WIRED - The Netizen: Order Out of Chaos

As Deutsche Telekom's monopoly grip on German telephony loosens, and as European Union telecommunications commissioner Martin Bangemann forges policies that will shape Europe's role in the information society, advocates of privacy and free access to information will continue to turn to the CCC for guidance and technical assistance. "In America hackers are perceived as a threat," Müller-Maguhn says. "But here in Germany, we have a more positive view."