Stop1984

Stop1984 (also STOP1984 ) was an initiative founded in 2001 German Internet users, who campaigned for privacy and civil rights and turned against surveillance and censorship. The establishment of the non- merger went from parts of the community and the Heise web forum following former discussions to the Telecommunications Interception Regulation ( TKÜV ) out. Spokeswoman Bettina Stop1984 was Winsemann. Beginning of 2008 broke up the initiative. The reasons were mentioned: on the one hand lack of staff, on the other hand, the political objectives had either reached (1 ), (2 ) be better achieved through participation in other organizations, or (3) can not be reached with the selected agents. The contents of the site are introduced in July 2008 more online after a hard drive failure. Meanwhile, the Internet domains are parked stop1984.de / stop1984.com at a company that otherwise is to the citizens' initiative in no connection.

The group's name refers to the novel 1984 by George Orwell describes a totalitarian surveillance and prevention state.

Objectives

The Stop1984 initiative criticized - like for example, the ACLU, the Chaos Computer Club, FITUG, FoeBuD and Privacy International - increasing trends of monitoring the Internet, lack of privacy and wanted claims to raise awareness for:

• Value their privacy
• The value of their own data
• The dangers of the misuse of data
• The consequences of the loss of privacy
• The political, social and personal consequences of increasing monitoring
• The dangers of political disinterest

Policy objectives were:

• Publication not previously published figures about the successes and failures of monitoring
• Effective codification of privacy and the right to informational self-determination in the Basic Law and in EU-Verfassung/EU-Recht.

In addition, the organization was a signatory to the joint statement of the AK stock on the draft law on data retention.

Public relations

Stop1984 operated thematically in the context of public relations, inter alia, to TCPA or TCG, RFID, software patents, copyright and retention. The magazine Leave me alone, was first published in 2004.

A satirical story about the German state of Bettina Winsemann ( Twister ), entitled " Henry runs " was also published by Stop1984. In addition, the group was among the signatories of an initiated by Privacy International opinion. In addition Stop1984 sent email newsletters every day a summary of the news of the day to the issues of data protection, privacy, freedom of press, etc. and carried out further actions.

Supporters

As prominent supporters following individuals were in addition to the German Data Protection Association called: Werner Koch, author of the GPG, the writer Jacob Levich of New York, Richard Stallman, Brad Templeton of the EFF and the journalist Wolf -Dieter Roth.