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1title: Chaos Computer Club files complaint against GCHQ
2date: 2014-07-02 11:00:00
3updated: 2014-07-02 10:00:04
4author: erdgeist
5tags: update, pressemitteilung
6
7Together with global Internet service and communications providers the Chaos Computer Club files complaint to end GCHQ attacks.
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11Seven Internet service and communications providers from around the
12world filed a legal complaint today, calling for an end to GCHQ’s
13attacking and exploitation of network infrastructure in order to
14unlawfully gain access to potentially millions of people’s private
15communications.
16
17The complaint, filed by Riseup (US), GreenNet (UK), Greenhost
18(Netherlands), Mango (Zimbabwe), Jinbonet (Korea), May First/People Link
19(US), and the Chaos Computer Club (Germany), along with Privacy
20International, is the first time that internet and communication
21providers have taken collective action against GCHQ’s targeting,
22attacking and exploitation of networks maintaining communications
23infrastructure.
24
25Lodged today in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the claimants assert
26that GCHQ’s attacks on providers are not only illegal, but are
27destructive, undermine the goodwill the organisations rely on, and
28damage the trust in security and privacy that makes the Internet such a
29crucial tool of communication and empowerment. The claimants are
30demanding an end to such exploitation of Internet and communication
31services, the targeting of their systems administrators and protections
32for their users whose rights may have been infringed.
33
34### Links:
35
36- \[0\] [Press statement
37 (pdf)](/system/uploads/151/original/GCHQ_attacking_providers_final_PR.pdf)
38- \[1\] [Full test of the final grounds
39 (pdf)](/system/uploads/152/original/2014_07_01_Final_grounds.pdf)
40- \[2\] [Complaint at the European Court of Human
41 Rights](http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2014/gchq-egmr)
42- \[3\] [NSA-GCHQ Snowden leaks: A glossary of the key
43 terms](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25085592)