Links to Other Privacy Sites

The following sites provide comprehensive or unique resources relating to the work of the ACLU in this issue area. While some of these sites are operated by organizations that work frequently in coalition with the ACLU, the sites may also include materials on positions we do not share.

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In Defense of Freedom
The ACLU is a member of this coalition of groups from across the political spectrum that was formed in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks to urge Congress not to act rashly and to remember that security and freedom are not at odds.

Electronic Privacy Information Center
EPIC was established in 1994 to focus not only on such cyberspace topics as the Clipper Chip, but also on the broader privacy issues raised by “national ID cards, medical record privacy, credit records, and the sale of consumer data.” The all-text site provides an organized introduction to both the Center and its key issues, including access to its on-line newsletter The Epic Alert, a look at Congressional bills affecting privacy, and a series of document collections on such topics as cryptography and free speech on the Internet.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
This site provides a large amount of information on the organization itself. Users can browse past Newsletter Issues, read frequently updated Action Alerts and Special Announcements, and access an archive (over 1,000 files) of topically-organized documents. There are also a Links to Other Noteworthy Sites and Net Resources section (about 100 links in total), and an icon prompting users to Click This Button to Change the World.

Privacy International
Vast resource of information on various privacy issues. The webiste also provides users with the most recent privacy news from different sources.

Benton Foundation’s Communications Policy Project
Established to “promote public interest values and non-commercial services for the National Information Infrastructure.” Aside from the usual Publications and Projects sections, the site also includes a list of around 100 links, focused on nonprofits and electronic communications. Users can debate issues in the Forum section, maneuver around the site using the tool bar, or sign-up to receive regular site updates via the Foundation’s electronic mailing list.

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
This “public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others interested in the impact of computer technology on society” provides membership information, articles on current ‘hot topics,’ conference information, and some links to other sites.

The Internet PRIVACY Forum — list archives
The web site of this electronic mailing list includes subscription information, a message archive, and a collection of relevent papers and reports.

Communication and the Constitution in Cyberspace
This hypertexted ‘essay’ examines, among other issues, “the First Amendment, privacy, and intellectual property issues of communication on the Internet.”

Prof. David F. Linowes’ web site: workplace privacy
David F. Linowes is Boeschenstein Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Among other issues his webpage deals with the issues of privacy in the workplace. Users will find a number of research articles on workplace privacy.