Right to privacy or 'privacy rights' groups are organizations that seek
privacy protection securing right to privacy both online and offline. Most
of these organizations provide many useful consumer resource guides for
Internet privacy issues and information. The following consumer privacy links
from Guardian eCommerce should prove useful.
Electronic Privacy Information Center: The
Electronic Privacy Information
Center is a nonprofit organization established to focus public attention
on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect the right to privacy
of consumers. Consumers can subscribe to the EPIC Alert newsletter. A good
consumer resource for online
privacy protection articles, Internet privacy issue, online privacy
legislation, and Internet privacy guidelines.
American Civil Liberties Union: The
American Civil Liberties Union, or
ACLU advocates individual rights by litigating, legislating, and educating
the public on a broad range of issues pertaining to individual freedom in the
United States. They are founding members of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign
(GILC), an international coalition of organizations dedicated to protecting
freedom of speech and the right
to privacy on the Internet. This Web site provides a useful consumer resource
for online privacy protection tips and tools.
Consumer Action: The
Consumer Action is
a non-profit, membership-based organization that provides consumer education
and advocacy. They serve consumers nationwide by advancing consumer right to
privacy, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through its free
hotline, publishing multilingual educational materials, providing opt-out
information, and privacy advocating for consumers in the media and before
lawmakers.
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT): The
Center for Democracy and Technology
works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital
age. The CDT also offers its 'Operation Opt-Out', which allows users to easily
opt-out, by generating forms to opt-out or be taken out of mailing lists, ensuring
online privacy protection. A good
consumer resource guide for
online privacy protection and Internet privacy information
Electronic Frontier Foundation: The
Electronic Frontier Foundation,
is also a nonprofit organization working to guarantee that all civil liberties
are protected on the Internet and in all digital communication arenas. The
EFF provides a free telephone hotline for questions regarding right to privacy
and legal rights.
Online Privacy Alliance: The
Online Privacy
Alliance is an association of over 90 national and international corporations
and associations that helps to create
online privacy
protection guidelines, educating online consumers.
National Fraud Information Center (NFIC): The
National Fraud Information
Center, is a nationwide toll-free hotline for advice on telephone
solicitations and how to report telemarketing fraud. The Internet Fraud Watch
section provides tips, articles, bulletins, and other information on how to
avoid fraud, protect your right to privacy, and surf the Internet safely.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The
Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse publications give consumers in-depth information on a broad
range of Internet privacy issues. Also includes a section on credit card fraud
and identity theft resources.
Privacy Exchange: The
Privacy Exchange is
an organization funded by a group of U.S. companies, industry associations and
law firms, that serves as an online global consumer resource for right to privacy
and online privacy protection laws, practices, issues, trends and developments
worldwide. This is a good consumer resource for
online privacy
protection with detailed international information about Internet privacy
issue, opt-out requests, personal information collection, and fair
information practices.
Internet Fraud Watch: The
Internet Fraud
Watch is a special branch of the National Fraud Information Center Web
site. Provides tips, articles, bulletins, and other information on how to avoid
fraud and Web sites connected to known fraud (i.e. identity theft and credit
card fraud), protect your privacy, and surf the Internet enjoyably.
Privacy International: The
Privacy
International is a human rights group made up of privacy experts and Human
Rights organizations from around the world. Privacy International acts as a
watchdog over governmental and business practices. They post extensive
international privacy materials and Internet privacy information on this
site, including their list of international privacy documents. A great
consumer resource for online privacy protection and the
Internet privacy
issue.
Canadian Association Of Internet Providers: The
Canadian Association of
Internet Providers represents an ever-growing group of service providers
across the country of Canada. The CAIP has a section dedicated to the current
state and standards of online privacy protection and the
Internet privacy issue.
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