The world Congress of hackers

According to tradition, every year at the end of December, the Germans take the world Congress of hackers (eng. Chaos Communication Congress). In 2012, the company held the 29th on the account. 6 000 professional hackers and experts on security discussed the current problems, conducted numerous workshops on technical or socio-political aspects, shared experiences and just chat in a relaxed atmosphere. One of the main themes of the Congress was the confrontation between the global surveillance by the state.

(10 photos)

1. Member of the world Congress of hackers 29C3 in Hamburg, Germany. "Not ... The Internet!", "Rest in pixels" and a lot of fun to read in the stickers on his laptop. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

2. The founder of the event is the Union of computer experts and professional hackers (eng. Chaos Computer Club CCC). This is Europe's largest hacker organization is registered officially. One of its principles States: "All information, in addition to private should be available." (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

3. The number of circuits is through the roof! (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

4. Blocks with LEDs. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

5. Luminous table one attending the Congress hacking groups. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

6. Participants communicate without interrupting laptops. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

7. The foam bath is exactly what hackers are relaxing. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

8. Work in full swing. During four days the participants made more than 90 presentations on a variety of topics: the creation of the philosophy of the Network, protection of intellectual property on the Internet, the possibilities of overcoming censorship, the creation of systems of global surveillance, etc. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

9. Among the "working machines" you can see the "MacBook", netbooks, old laptops, but the most popular series ThinkPad from IBM/Lenovo. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)

10. Silhouettes of hackers on the background light installations. (PATRICK LUX/AFP/Getty Images)