National Organizations

  • Federal Trade Commission This is the only government agency that encourages the interactive Discussion of Provacy Issues and protects consumers who use it.

  • Electronic Frontier Canada
    The Electronic Frontier Canada Organization

  • Electronic Frontier Ireland
    The Electronic Frontier Ireland Orgranization

  • Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire
    The Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire

  • Privacy Resources (Adam Back's Page)
    A computer privacy resource

  • Privacy Rights Clearinghouse The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a nonprofit consumer education and research program administered by the Unisversity of San Diego's Center for Public Interest Law. Learn how to protect your personal privacy with this in-depth information and safeguarding tips for personal privacy. The PRC also has a privacy hotline. (since 10/96)

  • Public Interest Groups:Electronic Freedom EFF, the patron organization of Phillip Zimmermann is international. Here they talk of the freedom involved in E-mail privacy, and go through all their links in different states, and countries.

  • Steganography Privacy! Get info, and learn your rights from teh American Civil Liberties Union, the FBI Computer Crime Information, and get PGP for Windows.

  • EPIC is a public interest research center This site is a public interest research center in Washington D.C. The Electronic Privacy Information Center gives attention to current civil liberties issues, privacy on the net, and other constitutional values.

  • Privacy International Privacy International serves as the guard organization to surveillance by governments and corporations. Privacy International, an international (40+ countries) organization, helps raise awareness to the dangers of systems including ID cards, military surveillance, data matching, police information, credit reporting, etc. Privacy International is based in the UK and administered by EPIC, Electronic Privacy Information Center (based in D.C.). It is one of the leading organizations in raising awareness to loss of privacy through technology, through newsletters, and conferences each year.

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