Web Directory

» About Your Address
   Under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts anyone can request your personal details from any US government agency. Information about the rules and instructions on how to get the information.
   http://www.strangepages.net/address.html

» About.com: Carnivore
   Describes the networking sniffing software and the surrounding controversy.
   http://compnetworking.about.com/library/weekly/aa071900a.htm

» AntiPolygraph.org
   Dedicated to exposing polygraph waste, fraud, and abuse, and seeking the abolishment of polygraph testing from the American workplace.
   http://antipolygraph.org/

» Australia's Privacy Commissioner's Website
   Government site dealing with privacy issues. Has focus area on information technology and the Internet.
   http://www.privacy.gov.au/

» Cryptome
   Collection of articles and links on privacy issues, especially Echelon.
   http://cryptome.org/

» CyberAtlantis.com
   News site regarding privacy and freedom issues. Links to global articles.
   http://cyberatlantis.com/

» EPIC Carnivore Litigation
   Legal documents presented by the privacy group seeking the release of all FBI records concerning Internet monitoring.
   http://www.epic.org/privacy/carnivore/

» Echelon: spy satellite: Is there any Privacy?
   Research paper discusses the privacy issues and laws concerning privacy as related to the Echelon program.
   http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/hsimms/

» Fundamental Rights Under Privacy in the USA
   Annotated list of U.S. Supreme Court cases on privacy.
   http://www.rbs2.com/priv2.pdf

» Glen Robert's Full Disclosure
   Glen exposes sites that disclose private information such as names, addresses, and social security numbers.
   http://www.glr.com/

» Guardian Special Report: Privacy on the Internet
   Continuing coverage of news, analysis and commentary, including the RIP Act, plus links to government sites and international information and pressure groups.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/netprivacy/

» Hiding From the Man: How to Protect Your Privacy
   Comprehensive guide to protecting your privacy in cyberspace and the real world.
   http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/privacy.html

» HowStuffWorks: How Facial Recognition Systems Work
   Article on FACEIT software.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/facial-recognition.htm

» HowStuffWorks: How Wiretapping Works
   Article on how wire-tapping works. Links to a variety of other privacy issues such as Carnivore.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/wiretapping.htm

» Junkbusters
   Site details a variety of ways privacy is violated or data is shared. Has links for prevention.
   http://www.junkbusters.com/

» Keep your Secrets
   Maintain your privacy and keep your secrets, with effective techniques of verbal deception, evasion, lying, cover-story, and misdirection. Online examples and suggestions for evaluating risks of secrecy as well as suggestions for hiding physical objects a
   http://www.keepyoursecrets.com/

» Law and Technology Essays [Dr. R. Standler]
   Attorney's home page including numerous essays about law, privacy, and technology issues
   http://www.rbs2.com/

» NYC Surveillance Camera Project
   New York City has been installing cameras throughout the city. Has lots of information, including camera locations.
   http://www.mediaeater.com/cameras/

» NYTimes.com - Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp
   The combined power of the Internet, search engines and archival databases can enable almost anyone to find information about almost anyone else. As a result, people are trying to reduce their electronic presence and discovering that it is not as simple as
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/circuits/25GOOG.html

» National I.D. Cards - a threat to liberty
   Information and links to articles exposing the dangers of National ID Cards.
   http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/abuseofpower/natidcard.html

» No Place to Hide
   "No Place To Hide" is a multimedia investigation into the marriage between private data collection and the US government's vastly expanded surveillance authorities in the wake of September 11.
   http://www.noplacetohide.net/

» PIPEDA and Canadian Privacy Law
   Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to PIPEDA and other Canadian and international privacy laws
   http://pipeda.blogspot.com

» PRIVACY Forum
   Forum provided by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Committee on Computers and Public Policy, Cable and Wireless USA, Cisco Systems, Inc., and Telos Systems.
   http://www.vortex.com/privacy.html

» Prime recent and proposed attacks on civil rights in the United Kingdom
   Document shows a detailed list of those rights of UK citizens challenged and the consequences.
   http://www.magnacartaplus.org/civil-liberties/attacks.htm

» Privacilla.org
   Links to articles and opinions about a variety of privacy issues from medical records to bank statements. Articles have linked bibliographies.
   http://www.privacilla.org/

» Privacy Digest
   Covers the items directly and indirectly impacting your privacy such as cryptography, wiretaps, free speech, DNA and genetic testing, and database tracking in general. Archive goes back to 1997.
   http://www.privacydigest.com/

» Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
   A nonprofit consumer education and advocacy project whose purpose is to advocate for consumers' privacy rights in public policy proceedings.
   http://www.privacyrights.org/

» Privacy South Africa
   List of privacy violators in South Africa with links. Also FAQs on how to protect yourself.
   http://privacy.4mg.com/

» Privacy Times
   Privacy Times (Newsletter) covers information law and policy, including Internet privacy, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, financial, medical and communications privacy, and EU Directive.
   http://www.privacytimes.com/

» Privacy and Civil Liberties
   From Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - program information and links.
   http://cpsr.org/issues/privacy/

» Screen for genes
   A site concerned with the impact of the Human Genome Project and particularly maintaining genetic databases. Links to various related sites.
   http://www.vic.tadd.btinternet.co.uk

» Spyware: Research, Testing, Legislation, and Suits
   Original research on methods and effects of spyware, and index to recent legislation and lawsuits seeking to block spyware.
   http://www.benedelman.org/spyware

» The Privacy Marketing Review
   Thoughts on information privacy and the relationship marketing concept.
   http://www.reppel.co.uk/

» The Privacy Page
   A resource for cryptography, encryption, or electronic privacy information.
   http://www.privacy.org/

» The Surveillance Society
   Americans enjoy unlimited benefits from new technologies in a wired world. But those wires send information in two directions, and the access to our personal data has never been more open for abuse. Online resource for on-air features.
   http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199911/15_newsroom_privacy/

» Topix: Privacy
   News about privacy, collected from various sources on the web.
   http://www.topix.com/rss/news/privacy.xml

» Web bugs
   Article concerning Web bugs (1-pixel gifs), similar to cookies, that track Internet surfing patterns.
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-243077.html

» Wired: Separating Equifax from Fiction
   Simson Garfinkel writes about information conglomerate Equifax. Best known as a credit bureau, the company also has its fingers in check approvals, insurance claims, and medical records. [Wired]
   http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/archive/3.09/equifax_pr.html