Thursday, 5 August 2010

Anonymity and Privacy on the Internet

Anonymity and Privacy on the Internet  
  Technical 
 General Information
  Here are links to some leading privacy sites
A Note About Web Browsers & Privacy
A brief warning from the early days of the web by Ed Kubaitis
Anonymity, Privacy and Security
Information on how to remain anonymous
Anonymous Communications on the Internet
Study of Internet anonymity and pseudonymity being conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Bacard's Privacy Page
From the author of the Computer Privacy Handbook
Beyond Concern: Understanding Net Users' Attitudes About Online Privacy
An AT&T Labs study suggests that a "one size fits all" approach to privacy won't work.
CDT's Privacy Watchdog
"Internet users help us assess the state of privacy on the Internet and send a clear message to the business community that privacy matters. Check for privacy policies at the Web sites you visit and answer seven simple questions based on the policy. "
Development of Surveillance Technology and Risk of Abuse of Economic Information
This 1999 document from the Scientific and Technological Options Assessment Panel of the European Parliament looks at the Echelon global surveillance system.
Discovery Channel: Cybersurveillance
A special online report by Patrick J. Kiger
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Explains the protections afforded to citizens under the US law
EPIC Online Guide to Privacy Resources
Compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center
Georgetown Internet Privacy Policy Study (GIPPS)
Assesses the extent to which U.S. consumer-oriented web sites disclose their information practices and policies
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)
This W3C project allows users to be informed of site practices, to delegate decisions to their computer when possible, and allow tailored relationships to specific sites
Privacy Analysis of your Internet Connection
Free, instant analysis of information that is collected about you when visiting a web site. From Privacy.net.
PRIVACY NOW! Campaign
EFF shows support for the essential human right of privacy.

Privacy Site, The
Provides up-to-date electronic privacy news stories from around the Web
Privacy Times
A Washington-based newsletter edited by Evan Hendricks that covers "the legislation, court rulings, industry developments and horror stories that frame the ongoing debate about information privacy".
Privacy.net
Internet privacy information.
Stalker's Home Page, The
Information about the potential for phonebooks on the web to be used for criminal activity.
What's Related?
A solid expose of the privacy implications of Netscape's "What's Related" feature. Ironically, this document is said to be "related" to the Unabomber Manifesto -- huh?
alt.privacy
Privacy issues in cyberspace
   Privacy Organizations  
Electronic Privacy Information Center.
EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more info email: info@epic.org. EPIC, 666 Penn. Ave, SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544-9240 (tel). Director: Marc Rotenberg.
American Civil Liberties Union.
National civil liberties organization. Originally founded in 1920, the ACLU conducts extensive litigation on Constitutional issues including privacy, and free speech. The ACLU Washington office lobbies Congress for civil liberties and civil rights issues. Email: info@aclu.org. 125 Broad Street, NY, NY 10004-2400. Executive Director: Ira Glasser.
Center for Media Education.
A national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of electronic media, especially on the behalf of children and families. Gruides, reports and other information on children's and consumer privacy. Email: cme@cme.org. 1511 K Street, NW Suite 518, Washington, DC 20005. (202) 628-2620. Fax: (202) 628-2554
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
A national membership organization of people concerned about the impact of technology on society. CPSR sponsors an annual conference, maintains numerous mailing lists on computer-related issues, a large internet site of information and publishes a quarterly newsletter. It has 24 local chapters across the US and several international affiliates. CPSR sponsors working groups on civil liberties, working in the computer industry and others. Contact: cpsr-info@cpsr.org. PO Box 717, Palo Alto, CA 94301. (415) 322-3778 (tel).
Consumer Project on Technology.
The CPT was created by Ralph Nader in the Spring of 1995 to focus on a variety of issues, including telecommunications regulation, pricing of ISDN services; fair use under the copyright law; issues relating to the pricing, ownership and development of pharmaceutical drugs; impact of technology on personal privacy; and several other issues. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 387-8030 (tel), (202) 234-5176 (fax). Director: James Love.
Cypherpunks.
Informal group that develops technological solutions to protect privacy. the Cypherpunks write cryptography and other programs, set up anonymous remailers and discuss political and technical issues. Meetings are also regularly held in California and other states.
EF-Texas.
TX-based, electronic civil liberties organization founded in 1990. Purpose is to engage in and support educational activities that promote a clearer understanding of the social, legal, and technical issues surrounding online telecommunications. Also see newsgroup austin.eff. PO Box 18957, Austin, TX 78760. President: David Smith.
Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Email: info@eff.org, ftp: ftp.eff.org, gopher: gopher.eff.org. PO Box 170190, San Francisco, CA 94117, (415) 668-7171 (tel), (415) 668 7007 (fax). Executive Director: Lori Fena.
Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
International coalition of 40 privacy, free speech and human rights groups dedicated to fighting international threats to privacy and free speech on the Internet.
Internet Privacy Coalition.
Coalition of cryptographers, public interest groups and businesses encouraging the widespread use of cryptography and relaxation of export controls on cryptography. Organizes Golden Key Campaign.
Privacy International.
An international human rights group based in London, England with offices in Washington, DC and Sydney, Australia. PI has members in over 40 countries and has led campaigns against national id cards, video surveillance and other privacy violations in numerous countries including Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the Philippines. PI publishes the International Privacy Bulletin and sponsors yearly international conferences on privacy issues. Email: pi@privacy.org. Privacy International , 666 Penn. Ave, SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. Director General: Simon Davies.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
A California-based organization formed in 1992. The Clearinghouse has produced many fact sheets and an annual report, and maintains a toll free hotline to provide advice to consumers about their rights. Email: prc@privacyrights.org. 5384 Linda VistaRoad #306, San Diego, CA 92110-2492, 619-298-3396 (phone), 619-298-5681 (fax). Director: Beth Givens.
US Privacy Council. A coalition of US privacy groups and individuals founded in 1991 to deal with privacy issues in the US. USPC works in Washington monitoring legislation and the activities of government agencies. USPC works closely with other groups on privacy issues including National ID cards, reforming credit reporting, Caller ID and international issues. Email: pritimes@nicom.com . (202) 829-3660 (tel). Chair: Evan Hendricks.
US Public Interest Group (PIRG).
The State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs). Non-profit, non-partisan consumer and environmental watchdog groups. Advocates for better consumer privacy laws, preventing identity theft and correcting credit reports. Fact sheets and reports available on web. DC Office (U.S. PIRG) Executive Director: Gene Karpinsk.
  US-Based Newsletters  
2600 Magazine. Inside technical information on telephone and computer network operations. Published quarterly. Editor: Emmanuel Goldstein. Email: 2600@well.com. P.O. Box 752, Middle Island, NY 11953. Cost:$21/year.
Access Reports. A biweekly newsletter covering the Freedom of Information Act, other federal open government statutes, and information policy issues on both the legislative and administrative level. It also covers case law development on open government issues in the states. Current trends and issues in privacy are also covered. Tele. (804) 384-5334; FAX (804) 384-8272, Email: hhammitt@accessreports.com.
Financial Privacy News. A monthly newsletter detailing all apsects of privacy, offshore banking, and asset protection. Editor: Dr. Styvesant J. Fishdt III 1293 Pavas 1200 Costa Rica or SJO-966, P.O. Box 025216, Miami, FL 33182 Cost $49/Yr. (506) 231-1480 (t/f) Email: stephenw@sol.racsa.co.cr
Full Disclosure. A monthly newspaper on surveillance and civil liberties issues. Editor: Glen Roberts. PO Box 1533, Oil City, PA 16301. Cost: $29.95/year.
Gray Areas. Covers subject matter which is illegal, immoral and/or controversial. Covers all sorts of privacy issues ranging from urine tests to computer crimes to the rights of prisoners. Editor: Netta Gilboa. Address: Gray Areas, Inc. P.O. Box 808, Broomall, PA 19008-0808. Quarterly. Cost: $8.00/sample $12.00 foreign 4-issue subscriptions are $23 bulk/$32 first class mail/$45 foreign.
Privacy and American Business. Industry perspective on privacy. Editor: Bob Belair. Bimonthly with special issues. Two University Plaza, Suite 414, Hackensack, NJ 07601. (201) 996-1154 (tel). Cost: $395/year.
Privacy and Security 2001. Technical and social aspects of privacy and security. Focuses on electronic surveillance and counter-measures. Editor Jim Ross. Ross Group LLC, 7008 Tech Circle, Manassas, VA 20109-7314, Tel/Fax: 703-365-2200/0363. 10/year. $35/year.
Privacy Journal. A monthly journal on privacy, mainly in the U.S., now in its 23th year of publication. Publisher: Robert Ellis Smith. P.O. Box 28577, Providence, RI 02908. (401) 274-7861 (tel). Cost: $118/year. Email: privacyjournal@cwixmail.com
Privacy Newsletter. Monthly newsletter that shows consumers how to get privacy and keep it. Shares key privacy stories, abuses, and public attitudes. Provides hope, encouragement, and inspiration to individuals who seek freedom from Big Brother. Editor: John Featherman. E-mail: privacy@mindspring.com. Address: PO Box 8206, Philadelphia PA 19101-8206.
Privacy Times. Biweekly newsletter on information law. Each issue covers developments related to privacy and information access, including summaries of court decisions on the Freedom of Information Act and other relevant statutes. Editor: Evan Hendricks. Address: P.O. Box 21501, Washington, DC 21501. (202) 829-3660. Cost: $250/Year.
  International Newsletters  
International Privacy Bulletin. Published quarterly by Privacy International. The IPB covers international trends and new technologies. Each issue also includes reports from different countries and reviews of new publications. Editor: Dave Banisar. 666 Penn. Ave, SE, #301, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544-9240 (tel). Cost: $50/year individuals,$125/year Libraries/Govt. Agencies $200/year, Commerical organizations.
Privacy Files. Canadian-based newsletter providing comprehensive analysis and reports. Published 10 times a year by Progesta Publishing Inc. E-mail: privacy.files@progesta.com. Snail mail: 1788 d'Argenson, Ste-Julie (Quebec) CANADA J3E 1E3. Voice: +1 (514) 922 9151 Fax: +1 (514) 922 9152. Voice (toll free from Canada & US): (800) 922 9151. To receive Privacy Files Abstracts, send the message "Add me to 'Privacy Files Abstracts' list < your name >" to: privacy.files@progesta.com.
Privacy Laws and Business. UK-based newsletter that focuses on international privacy and data protection from a business perspective. Editor: Stewart Dresner. Roxeth House, Shaftesbury Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 0PZ, United Kindgom. 44-181-423-1300(tel), 44-181-423-4536 (fax). Info@privacylaws.co.uk. Cost: $US 464/year.
Privacy Law and Policy Reporter. A well written, law-oriented overview of privacy developments in NZ, Australia and South Pacific. 10 issues/year. Level 11, Carlton Centre, 55-63 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. 61-2-221-6199 (tel). Cost: $AZ 345
   U.S. Net Sites 
ACLU Freedom Network. Reports, testimony and other materials on privacy, free speech and other civil liberties issues. America Online Keyword: ACLU
The Antitelemarketers Source. Extensive information and help on fighting telemarketing.
The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email. Ad hoc coalition of Internet users, network technology professionals, and Internet Service administrators opposing junk email.
CPSR Internet Library. Maintains the online archives for CPSR, EPIC Privacy International and other groups.
Cypherpunks. Archives on cryptography and other privacy technologies.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Archives. Archives on privacy, free speech, underground newsletters.
Electronic Privacy Information Center. Includes back issues of EPIC Alert, privacy resources, legislation, and articles.
Encryption Policy Resource Page. Materials and news on current debates in US encryption debate.
Federal Trade Commission. Information on credit reports, kids, and consumer privacy.
Fight Spam on the Internet! Campaign to fight unsolicited email.
Junkbusters. Materials on fighting junk mail, spam, telemarketing calls and other privacy invasive marketing. Also tools to protect privacy.
Privacy.net. Extensive archives on consumer privacy and federal and state levels.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Email: prc@privacyrights.org.
Private Citizen. Dedicated to junking junk mail, spam and telemarketers.
Tech Law Journal. Decisions, legislation, news, and other materials on privacy, encryption, censorship, copyright and other online legal issues.
US PIRG's Consumer Credit & Privacy Page. Reports, testimony, fact sheets and advice on credit reports, identity theft and privacy.
Yahoo's Privacy Resources. Link to Yahoo Web resources page on privacy.
     International Privacy Sites 
Arge Daten. Web Site on Austrian Privacy. Mostly in German.
New South Wales Privacy Committee
Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Materials on Candian privacy. Includes text of law, reports. In English and French.
British Columbia, Canada Information and Privacy Commissioner. Official web page of the commissioner. Includes the text of the BC act and decision.
Ontario, Canada Information and Privacy Commissioner. Text of law, reports, guides, orders and investigations.
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK). UK-based civil liberties group
Data Surveillance and Information Privacy Web Page. Extensive materials on privacy of transactional records and data matching.
Electronic Frontiers Canada. Materials on Privacy and Civil Liberties in Canada.
Electronic Frontiers Australia. Australian Cyber-rights groups. Materials on free speech, privacy, and encryption.
Finland Privacy Commission. Mostly in Finnish.
German Privacy Information from Humbalt University. Extensive collection of German data protection information. All in German.
Global Internet Liberty Campaign. Coalition of human rights, privacy, anti-censorship and cyberliberties groups.
Italian Privacy Site. New site on recently enacted Italian Data protection law. Mostly in Italian.
Netherlands Privacy Page. Materials on Privacy in the Netherlands and internationally. In Dutch and English.
New Zealand Office of Privacy Commissioner. Guides and fact sheets on wide range of privacy issues including the NZ Privacy Act, case notes, and medical records.
The Norwegian Data Inspectorate (Datatilsynet). Web page of Norway Privacy Commissioner. English available.
The Policing & Surveillance WWW-page. Information on technologies of surveillance and control. In German.
Privacy International. Extensive materials on international privacy and human rights. Includes fact sheets on current issues such as national id cards, CCTV and others. Detailed country pages
Statewatch. UK-based civil liberties group. Extensive database (15+ years) of materials on civil liberties in the UK and Europe.
Swiss Data Protection Agency WWW page. In German, French and Italian.
UK Data Protection Registrar. Overview of UK Data Protection Act.
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