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See other Science/Tech ArticlesTitle: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Privacy Law: 100 Must-Read Resources
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The Daily Netizen
URL Source: http://www.quetek.com/dictionary/protect-your-privacy-online.html
Published: Sep 10, 2008
Author: Jessica Merritt
Post Date: 2008-09-18 14:52:48 by Split
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Every time you get online, your privacy comes under attack. Whether it’s an overbearing End User License Agreement, contact forms, or just website cookies, there are literally millions of ways that you can let your private information slip away online. One of the best ways to fight invasions of your privacy is to get informed and learn how to prevent it. Read on to find advice, organizations, and other resources that can help you keep your privacy safe online.
Guides & Articles
These resources have specific advice and information for protecting your online privacy. - EFF’s Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy: Read this guide from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to learn how you can protect private information online.
- Frequently Asked Questions about Online Privacy: Get answers to questions about online privacy and safety from this resource.
- Is Your PC Watching You? Find Out!: This article from CNN will help you figure out if your privacy is being violated through your PC.
- Nameless in Cyberspace: Anonymity on the Internet: Find out why the right to anonymity online is so important to have by reading this article.
- Consumer Privacy Guide: The Consumer Privacy Guide offers a variety of resources and information for protecting your privacy online.
- This Email Will Self-Destruct: Learn about email security measures that you can take to protect your privacy.
- Anti-Spam Resources: Visit this guide to learn how to stop receiving junk email.
- All About Internet Privacy and Security: Read this guide to learn about security terms and Internet privacy settings.
- Online Privacy: The Complete Guide to Protect You: WebUpon’s guide discusses steps you can take to protect your online privacy.
- Social Networking and Safety Online: Read this guide to learn how to practice common sense on social networking sites.
- Internet privacy: Wikipedia’s entry on Internet privacy offers a broad view at staying private online.
- Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame: Read this article to learn about some of the worst online privacy scams.
- Yahoo! Security Center: Yahoo!’s guide offers good advice for protecting your privacy online.
- A Guide to Internet Security and Privacy: Find out how to stay private using your browser, hoax encyclopedias, and more.
- Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online: Read this guide to find out about a few methods for protecting your privacy online.
- Microsoft Security at Home: Microsoft’s privacy center has loads of advice and resources for Internet privacy.
- The Complete Guide to Internet Privacy: Navigate the Internet frontier and protect your privacy with the tips in this article.
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Internet Privacy and Security: Check out this guide to learn the basics of staying private online.
- Consumer Guide to Internet Safety, Privacy, and Security: In this guide, you’ll learn how to secure the information you send online.
- Junkbusters: On Junkbusters, you’ll learn about stopping junk messages and protecting your privacy.
- OptOut: This site offers information about Internet spyware detection and removal.
- Internet Privacy for Dummies: Get practical advice for staying private online from this book.
- Online Privacy for Nonprofits: This guide will tell you how to protect the privacy and personal information of your members.
- Privacy Resources: This website is full of information about your privacy and security on the Internet.
- Six Tips to Protect Your Search Privacy: Follow the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s tips to keep your search data private.
- Online Shopping: Be Safe and Smart: This resource offers lots of tips for safe, private online shopping.
- Privacy in the Information Age: Read this book to find out how electronic privacy affects your life.
- Internet Privacy Law: Net Attorney Timothy J. Walton explains a number of Internet privacy issues in this guide.
- Your Guide to Online Privacy: This guide from PBS will help you keep your privacy online.
- Privacy in Cyberspace: Check out this fact sheet to learn how to keep your privacy safe online.
- The Web Bug FAQ: This FAQ explains what web bugs are and how you can avoid them.
News and Blogs
Stay up to date on the latest privacy scams, security breaches, and other privacy news with these resources. - Access Reports: Stay up to date on freedom of information and policy issues with the updates offered by Access Reports.
- Ephemeral Law: Read Ephemeral Law for a discussion of information security and data privacy.
- Your Online Privacy: This blog puts your online privacy front and center.
- Privacy Journal: Robert Ellis Smith’s Privacy Journal focuses on the individual’s right to privacy on the Internet and beyond.
- numbrX Security Beat: Read numbrX to stay on top of reports of personal data exposure.
- Privacy Piracy: Mari Frank and Lloyd Boshaw host this show that explains how you can protect your privacy in the information age.
- Canadian Privacy Law Blog: On this blog, you’ll read about developments in Canadian privacy law.
- Privacy Times: Privacy Times, written by Even Hendricks, is a news letter that discusses privacy, policy, and law related to freedom of information.
- Privacy and Security Law Blog: Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP publishes this blog about legal issues in privacy and security both online and off.
- Threat Level: Read Wired’s Threat Level for insight into privacy, security, politics, and crime online.
- Privacy Spot: Written by Hughes & Luce, LLP, Privacy Spot discusses current privacy law and data protection.
- The Dunning Letter: Jack Dunning’s The Dunning Letter takes a look at the identity privacy crisis.
- Schneier: Visit Bruce Schneier’s site to learn about computer security and privacy.
- Robert O’Harrow: Robert O’Harrow’s column focuses on privacy and the use of information.
- Michael Zimmer: Michael Zimmer: On Michael Zimmer’s blog, you’ll see how privacy, new media, information and other issues intersect.
- Privacy and Identity Theft: Dave Jevans’ blog discusses privacy and identity theft online.
- Deeplinks: The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Deeplinks blog covers privacy, neutrality, and more.
Academic & Research Resources
If you’re looking for authoritative information on online privacy law, check out these resources and think tanks. - On the Identity Trail: Visit this project to learn about the importance and impact of anonymity and identity.
- Carnegie Mellon University Usable Privacy and Security Lab: CUPS supports projects that improve the usability and understanding of privacy and security software systems.
- The Economics of Privacy: Alessandro Acquisti’s collection of resources focuses on financial privacy, economics, and anonymity.
- Cyberspace Law: Brush up on cyber law in the Jurists’ guide.
- PrivacyInfo.ca: Maintained by Professor Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa, Privacy Info publishes Canadian privacy decisions.
- Dataveillance and Information Privacy: Visit this site to find Roger Clarke’s resources and information relating to dataveillance and information privacy.
- Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic: The University of Ottawa’s CIPPIC focuses on balance in policy and laws for issues relating to the Internet and new technologies.
- The Privacy Place: Maintained by numerous academic figures, The Privacy Place is an excellent resource for academic privacy research.
Organizations
These organizations work hard to protect and support online privacy rights. - Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is home to a huge amount of resources for learning about your privacy online and off.
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility: CPSR is a public interest alliance of computer scientists and other professionals that work to preserve privacy, civil liberties and more in new technology.
- Center for Digital Democracy: The Center for Digital Democracy focuses on maintaining privacy and democracy online.
- Privacy Coalition: This nonpartisan coalition supports legislation that protects personal privacy.
- Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use: CSRIU is full of resources and information about cyberbullying and cyberthreats.
- Privacy Commission: This commission has resources for reaching out and surfing the Internet safely.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) defends the freedoms of creators and consumers on the Internet and in technology.
- Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties: Join the fight in the UK for online privacy rights with this group.
- Center for Democracy & Technology: The Center for Democracy and Technology works to support a more private and open Internet.
- Platform for Privacy Preferences Project: The World Wide Web Consortium’s initiative works to enable smarter privacy tools for the web.
- Electronic Privacy Information Center: EPIC is a great resource for privacy tools, information about issues, and more.
- Privacy Activism: This organization weighs in on issues including surveillance and online tracking.
- Electronic Frontiers Australia: EFA is an Australian organization determined to protect and promote online civil liberties.
- World Privacy Forum: The World Privacy Forum is a public interest research group dedicated to privacy online and off.
- Chilling Effects: This clearinghouse is a great resource for understanding how the First Amendment and intellectual property laws affect your online activities.
- American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU monitors and promotes American civil liberties, including preserving privacy online.
- BadAds: BadAds works to fight bad ads and educate consumers on how to avoid unwanted advertising.
- Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email: CAUCE is an advocacy organization that defends the privacy interests of the average Internet user.
Government Resources
Here you’ll find both government resources and resources that share government information about Internet privacy. - Onguard Online: Visit the FTC’s Onguard Online to learn about Internet fraud, protecting your personal information, and securing your computer against privacy attacks.
- Cyberstalking Laws: The National Conference of State Legislatures offers a listing of all state cyberstalking laws.
- Consumer Computer Privacy Guide: A joint effort from federal agencies and public interest groups, the Consumer Computer Privacy Guide has tutorials, tips, and instructions for protecting your privacy on your computer.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation Cases Related to Privacy: Here you’ll find all of the cases related to privacy that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has worked on.
- Looks Too Good to Be True: Educate yourself about Internet scams on this website.
- FTC Spam Home Page: The FTC’s spam site offers lots of resources, legal information, and reports.
- Your Privacy Protection Under the Law: The Consumer Privacy Guide offers a a number of US laws that support your privacy rights online and off.
- National Conference of State Legislatures Internet Privacy: NCSL publishes state laws that are related to Internet privacy.
- FTC Identity Theft Home Page: Learn how to prevent identity theft and find out what you can do if you become a victim by reading this web site from the FTC.
- CAN-SPAM: Learn the details of the CAN-SPAM act in this resource.
- Open Government Guide: The Open Government Guide is an excellent resource for information on every US state’s open records and open meetings laws.
- State Merchant Laws: Find out exactly what information merchants can ask for when you pay by credit card by checking out this resource.
- FTC Online Shopping Home Page: Check out this resource from the FTC to learn how to protect your privacy and safety while shopping online.
For Kids and Teens
These Internet privacy resources were designed specifically with children and teenagers in mind. - GetNetWise: From the Internet Education Foundation, GetNetWise is a website for parents and children to learn basic information about Internet safety.
- Safe Teens: Read articles on child and teen safety online on this website.
- Media Awareness Network: Children of different ages can play interactive games to learn about online privacy on this website.
- NetSmartz411: A service from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, NetSmartz411 works to answer parents’ questions about the online activities of children.
- Child Safety on the Information Highway: Get this free brochure from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to learn about Internet safety for kids.
- WiredKids: Visit this website to find tips and games for childrens’ safety online.
- Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety: This publication from the FBI will help you teach your children how to be safe online.
- Kidz Privacy: In this resource from the FTC, you’ll learn about privacy for kids online.
- Children’s Safety on the Internet: With this resource guide, parents can take steps to protect their children’s privacy online.
- Take a Bite Out of Cyber Crime: McGruff the Crime Dog helps children understand privacy and crime online.
- Carabella: Follow the character Carabella as she safeguards her privacy both in college and while downloading music online.
- Children in Cyberspace: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse offers this fact sheet about safe Internet use for children.
- CyberAngels: On the CyberAngels website, teens can learn about privacy and safety in relation to cyberstalking, dating services, email, and filesharing.
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