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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.
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Describes the networking sniffing software and the surrounding controversy.
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Discussion of the privacy implications of Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) and Palladium.
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Dedicated to exposing polygraph waste, fraud, and abuse, and seeking the abolishment of polygraph testing from the American workplace.
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Contains information about Australia's Privacy Act and general privacy issues.
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A guide intended to educate Internet users about online privacy and offer practical suggestions and policy recommendations.
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Collection of articles and links on privacy issues, especially Echelon.
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News site regarding privacy and freedom issues. Links to global articles.
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Legal documents presented by the privacy group seeking the release of all FBI records concerning Internet monitoring.
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Bob Brown's speech concerning the Australian government's involvement with the Echelon spy network.
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Research paper discusses the privacy issues and laws concerning privacy as related to the Echelon program.
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Provides information on emerging European standards for confidentiality and privacy in healthcare among vulnerable patient populations. In particular, there is a fully searchable links facility which allow cross referencing of legislation across a number of European countries.
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Glen exposes sites that disclose private information such as names, addresses, and social security numbers.
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Ongoing coverage with news, analysis and commentary about the issue worldwide. Includes links to UK, US and global government laws, pressure groups and organizations.
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Comprehensive guide to protecting your privacy in cyberspace and the real world.
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Article on FACEIT software, with pictures and links.
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Article on how wire-tapping works. Links to a variety of other privacy issues such as Carnivore.
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Site details a variety of ways privacy is violated or data is shared. Has links for prevention.
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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 as well as hiding activities.
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New York City has been installing cameras throughout the city. Has lots of information, including camera locations.
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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 it would seem. [Requires free registration to view.]
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Information and links to articles exposing the dangers of National ID Cards.
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"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.
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Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to PIPEDA and other Canadian and international privacy laws
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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.
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Document shows a detailed list of those rights of UK citizens challenged and the consequences.
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Links to articles and opinions about a variety of privacy issues from medical records to bank statements. Articles have linked bibliographies.
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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.
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A nonprofit consumer education and advocacy project whose purpose is to advocate for consumers' privacy rights in public policy proceedings.
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List of privacy violators in South Africa with links. Also FAQs on how to protect yourself.
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Tracks current news and laws related to privacy issues around the world
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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.
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From Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - program information and links.
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A site concerned with the impact of the Human Genome Project and particularly maintaining genetic databases. Links to various related sites.
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Original research on methods and effects of spyware, and index to recent legislation and lawsuits seeking to block spyware.
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Attorney's home page including numerous essays about law, privacy, and technology issues.
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Thoughts on information privacy and the relationship marketing concept.
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A resource for cryptography, encryption, or electronic privacy information.
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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.
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Article from The Telegraph describes how British police want keys to decode private e-mail.
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Article concerning Web bugs (1-pixel gifs), similar to cookies, that track Internet surfing patterns.
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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]
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Every week updating unique list of wiretapping and eavesdropping cases around the world, abuse of phone lines for commercial espionage, financial fraud, invasion of security and assaults on privacy.
