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- Association for Competitive Technology - A trade association for computer software, hardware, consulting companies working to keep e-commerce unregulated. Links to news articles concerning Internet regulation of business. Has newsletter.
www.actonline.org
- Chicago-Kent College of Law: Center for Law and Computers - Articles, documents, guidelines for use of the Internet. The main focus is the impact of information technology on the law.
www.kentlaw.edu/legaltech
- Electronic Frontier Canada - Organization working for privacy rights in Information Technology. Has mailing lists. Has links to articles about privacy and computers in Canada.
insight.mcmaster.ca/org/efc
- Electronic Frontier Foundation - Organization working to protect privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet. Has up-to-date news on privacy related issues. Has internal search engine.
www.eff.org
- Electronic Frontiers Australia - nonprofit formed in 1994 to protect and promote the civil liberties of users of computer based communications systems and of those affected by their use.
www.efa.org.au
- Electronic Privacy Information Center - A public interest research center established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
www.epic.org
- European Internet Foundation - EIF helps shape European Union policy for e-commerce, e-democracy and the digital revolution. It is led by Members of the European Parliament, and supported by internet companies, academics and public bodies.
www.eifonline.org
- GEEK Force - An organization dedicated to informing others about "geek" anarchist culture. Has links to a variety of organizations and groups engaged in fighting censorship on the Internet.
www.geekforce.org
- Global Internet Liberty Campaign - An international organization of groups working for cyber-liberties, who are determined to preserve civil liberties and human rights on the Internet.
www.gilc.org
- Hands Off The Net - This site is against government regulation of the Internet,particularly e-commerce. Links to legislation concerning Internet taxation. Also has links to state by state information.
www.handsoff.org
- Internet Societal Task Force - One of the newest organizations under the Internet Society's umbrella, the ISTF works for social change using the Internet. It addresses issues such as accessibility, regulation, education, taxation using discussion lists. Has internal search engine and journal.
www.istf.org
- NetAction - Founded to educate the public, policy makers, and the media about technology-based social and political issues, and to promote access to and use of information technology as a tool for community organizing, outreach, and advocacy.
www.netaction.org
- Netaid - A contact point for those interested in poverty and human rights issues, especially in the developing world. Has clips of recent world-wide concert broadcast 10/09/99. Alphabetized links to similar agencies and organizations.
www.netaid.org
- Online Policy Group - Issue oriented group focused on access, privacy, safety, human rights. Has links to news archives. Updated frequently.
www.onlinepolicy.org
- Peacefire - An organization dedicated to exposing censorship on the Internet. Has news articles concerning blocking and filtering software; information about its legal battles; links to relevant sites. Info available for download.
www.peacefire.org
- SafetyEd International - Internet resources for information to deal with cyberstalking, child exploitation, and general on-line safety issues. Has on-line classes to help educate the public on Internet safety. Links to "Missing Children" sites and chatroom (unmoderated).
www.safetyed.org
- The Center for Democracy and Technology - Works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.
www.cdt.org
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