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10th OpenPGP EMail Summit

The tenth OpenPGP Email Summit took place in Dietzenbach from March 26 to 29, 2026, at the invitation of the Wau-Holland Foundation, where OpenPGP developers from across Europe gathered in person and online to share experiences and discuss the future of OpenPGP. Special thanks go to Patrick Brunschwieg for organizing the meeting and to Kai Engert for providing the audio infrastructure. Read more

Chaotic Catalyst Scholarship (CCS)

As part of project area "Alpha-BIT-isation" the Wau Holland Foundation is financing the Chaotischer Catalysator Stipendium ("Chaotic Catalyst Scholarship") for the winter semester 2025/2026. Read more

Genetic Data Protection

The Wau Holland Foundation us supporting the Gen-ethische Netzwerk e.V. in the preparation of an online campaign on police access to DNA data and how it threatens informational self-determination. Read more

One Year in Freedom

On 26 June 2024, Julian Assange was finally free after more than a decade in detention. As we observe the one-year anniversary, here is a recap of the Foundation's contribution, and what has happened during his first year in freedom. Read more

Decentralization Internet Federation Fusion 2025

As part of Project Area 3: Decentralized Communication Networks [1], the Wau Holland Foundation cooperated with the Decentralized Internet Federation Fusion (DIFF), a gathering [2]... Read more

Soldering at the Schalt Kreis Symposium

As part of Project Area 5: Alpha-BIT-isation [1], the Wau Holland Foundation sponsored the soldering station [2] of the Schalt Kreis (“Circuit”) Symposium [3], held... Read more

Wau Holland Annual Reports at EasterHegg 2025

In April, the Wau Holland Foundation participated in the 22nd annual EasterHegg: Unhandled Eggception event [1] at Kampnagel in Hamburg. In addition to hosting a... Read more

A win for freedom-of-information

Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi finally got a response from the authorities responsible for prosecuting Julian Assange in the U.K. What can we learn? Read more