Additional Information About Privacy in Cyberspace

In addition to information and links for each of these three areas, links to relevant web sites and news stories are included on the homepage.

Interesting and informative articles include: Is your PC watching you? Find out! www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/11/07/snoopware.idg/index.html

An analysis of what information your PC is broadcasting to anyone on the Internet is available at privacy.net/analyze. This web site provides an eye-opening experience with its analysis of your system. A NOTE OF CAUTION: After visiting this site and other privacy-related sites one member of this presentation group experienced several computer problems. Someone might be watching you more closely than you think.

A checklist to determine where your privacy could be invaded is available online at Civil Liberties Under Attack: A Personal Privacy Checklist from the ACLU www.aclu.org/safeandfree/toolkit/images/privacy_checklist.pdf

Get the Big Picture at CNet. news.com.com/2104-1023_3-966311.html

www.eff.org/Privacy/Anonymity/privacy_anonymity.faq This site of frequently asked questions is available through the Electronic Freedom Foundation.

Julia Scheeres, Cities Say No to Federal Snooping, Wired.com (Dec. 19, 2002), at www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,56922,00.html

Secret U.S. Court Oks electronic spying, News.com (Nov. 18, 2002), at news.com.com/2102-1023-966311.html

More information on protecting online privacy can be found at the following sites:

• EFF Privacy Archive — www.eff.org/Privacy
• TRUSTe's "Protecting Your Privacy Online" FAQ — truste.org/consumers/users_faqs.html
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (a very slow loading site for some reason) — www.privacyrights.org
• Privacy International — www.privacyinternational.org