Quintessenz (

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for "quintessence") is a

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advocacy organization based in the Museumsquartier in

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. Founded in 1994, Quintessenz works on

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and on-line liberty issues in co-operation with other civil liberties advocates around the world. In 1999 Erich Moechel represented Quintessenz as a speaker at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy 99 Conference in Washington DC. Quintessenz is a co-organizer of the Austrian version of the Big Brother Awards and a member of European Digital Rights.

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Quintessenz home page
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