Malte Spitz (born 14 April 1984) is a

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politician and Executive Committee member. He works on media and privacy issues. A candidate for the

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in the September 2013 national election in Germany. He is known for suing

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for collecting

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. He is a TED Speaker and founded the German NGO Society for Civil Liberties, focusing on strategic litigation for human rights.

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